1. Don’t you agree that I’m a free man? Don’t you agree that I’m an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord?
2. If I’m not an apostle to other people, at least I’m an apostle to you. You are the seal which proves that I am the Lord’s apostle.
3. This is how I defend myself to those who cross-examine me.
4. Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?
5. Don’t we have the right to take our wives along with us like the other apostles, the Lord’s brothers, and Cephas do?
6. Or is it only Barnabas and I who don’t have any rights, except to find work to support ourselves?