Am I not an ^aapostle? am I not free? have I not ^bseen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my ^cwork in the Lord?

 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the ^aseal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

 3 Mine ^aanswer to them that do ^bexamine me is this,

 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?

 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a ^awife, as well as other apostles, and as the ^bbrethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

 7 Who goeth a ^awarfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a ^bvineyard, and ^ceateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

 8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not ^amuzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is ^awritten: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be ^bpartaker of his hope.

 11 If we have sown unto you ^aspiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this ^apower; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

 13 Do ye not know that they which ^aminister about holy things ^blive of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which ^apreach the ^bgospel should ^clive of the gospel.