Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?

独有我与巴拿巴没有权柄不做工吗？

只有我和巴拿巴没有权利不做工吗？

只有我和巴拿巴没有权利不做工吗？

难道只有我和巴拿巴要自食其力吗？

难道只有我和巴拿巴没有权利不作工吗？

难道只有我和巴拿巴没有不做工的权利吗？

獨有我與巴拿巴沒有權柄不做工嗎？

只有我和巴拿巴沒有權利不做工嗎？

只有我和巴拿巴沒有權利不做工嗎？

難道只有我和巴拿巴要自食其力嗎？

難道只有我和巴拿巴沒有權利不作工嗎？

抑或是說，惟獨我和巴拿巴沒有權利不作謀生的工麼？

難道只有我和巴拿巴沒有不做工的權利嗎？

抑我及巴拿巴、獨無權不操作乎、

抑我及巴拿巴、非得不工而食乎、

抑我與巴拿巴、不得不作工乎、

抑吾與巴拿巴必須躬自操作、自食其力耶？

Or is it only I and Barnabas who lack the right to not work for a living?

Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to do other work for a living? Are we the only ones who can’t just do the work of apostles all the time?

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?

Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

Or do Barnabas and I alone have no right to refrain from working?

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

Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria were Barnabas, Simeon( called“ the black man”), Lucius( from Cyrene), Manaen( the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas), and Saul.One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”

For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas( which means“ Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.

Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.

Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.

Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

When the church at Jerusalem heard what had happened, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.

After some time Paul said to Barnabas,“ Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark.

You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me.And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus:‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.