1. I am free. I am an apostle. I have seen the Lord Jesus and have led you to have faith in him.
2. Others may think that I am not an apostle, but you are proof that I am an apostle to you.
3. When people question me, I tell them
4. that Barnabas and I have the right to our food and drink.
5. We each have the right to marry one of the Lord's followers and to take her along with us, just as the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Peter do.
6. Are we the only ones who have to support ourselves by working at another job?