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1 Corinthians 9 18
What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
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2 Corinthians 11 12
But I will continue to do what I am doing, in order to deny an opportunity to those who want to be regarded as our equals in what they boast about.
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1 Corinthians 9 15
For my part I have used none of these rights, nor have I written these things that they may be applied in my case. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!
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2 Corinthians 11 7-2 Corinthians 11 10
Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to minister to you.When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.
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Luke 11:52
“ Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge. You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were trying to go in.”
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1 Corinthians 6 7
As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
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Nehemiah 4:8
They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.
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1 Corinthians 4 11-1 Corinthians 4 12
Up to the present hour we are both hungry and thirsty; we are poorly clothed, roughly treated, homeless;we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
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Acts 18:3
and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade, he stayed with them and worked.
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2 Corinthians 6 3
We are not giving anyone an occasion for offense, so that the ministry will not be blamed.
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Romans 15:22
That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.
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Genesis 24:56
But he responded to them,“ Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey a success. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”
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1 Corinthians 9 2
If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, because you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
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2 Thessalonians 3 8-2 Thessalonians 3 9
we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.
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Acts 20:31-34
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.“ And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.
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1 Corinthians 4 14-1 Corinthians 4 15
I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.For you may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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1 Thessalonians 2 6-1 Thessalonians 2 9
and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.Although we could have been a burden as Christ’s apostles, instead we were gentle among you, as a nurse nurtures her own children.We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.
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2 Corinthians 11 20
In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is arrogant toward you, if someone slaps you in the face.
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2 Corinthians 12 13-2 Corinthians 12 14
So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!Look, I am ready to come to you this third time. I will not burden you, since I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children ought not save up for their parents, but parents for their children.