1 I am a free man. I am an apostle. I have seen Jesus our Lord. You people are all an example of my work in the Lord.
2 Others may not accept me as an apostle, but surely you accept me. You are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.
3 Some people want to judge me. So this is the answer I give them:
4 Do we not have the right to eat and drink?
5 Do we not have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel? The other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Peter all do this.
6 And are Barnabas and I the only ones who must work to earn our living?