Translation Comparison

1 Corinthians 9:5

Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.

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The verse 1 Corinthians 9:5 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse 1 Corinthians 9:5 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
American Standard VersionASV	Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	have we not a right to take round a sister as wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
English Revised VersionERV	Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
World English BibleWEB	Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	have we not authority a sister — a wife — to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
American King James VersionAKJV	Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	Have we not a right to take with us on our journeys a Christian sister as our wife, as the rest of the Apostles do--and the Lord's brothers and Peter?

King James Bible

KJV

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

American Standard Version

ASV

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

have we not a right to take round a sister as wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

English Revised Version

ERV

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

World English Bible

WEB

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

have we not authority a sister — a wife — to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

American King James Version

AKJV

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Have we not a right to take with us on our journeys a Christian sister as our wife, as the rest of the Apostles do--and the Lord's brothers and Peter?

King James Bible

KJV

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

American Standard Version

ASV

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

Have we not power to carry about a woman, a sister, as well as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

have we not a right to take round a sister as wife, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

English Revised Version

ERV

Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

World English Bible

WEB

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

have we not authority a sister — a wife — to lead about, as also the other apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

American King James Version

AKJV

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

Have we not a right to take with us on our journeys a Christian sister as our wife, as the rest of the Apostles do--and the Lord's brothers and Peter?