Thus the apostle Paul explained: “We have authority to lead about a sister as a wife, even as the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas, do we not? ”
(‏ ۱قرنتیان ۹ :‏⁠ ۵ ؛‏ متی ۸ :‏⁠ ۱۴‏ )‏ برخی از رسولان شاید حتی فرزند هم داشته‌اند .‏