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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

1 Corinthians 9:3

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1 Corinthians 9:3 (WEB)

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Augustine of Hippo

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  • “Nor indeed, if, among the Greeks, in accordance with the carelessness of custom, women and wives are classed under a common name—however, there is a name proper to wives—shall we therefore so interpret Paul as if he demonstrates the apostles to have had wives?” — editor's note: See 1 Cor. ix. 1–5.

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