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2 Thessalonians 3 7-2 Thessalonians 3 9
For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you;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 13:1-2
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.As they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“ Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
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Acts 4:36
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas( which is translated Son of Encouragement),
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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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1 Thessalonians 2 9
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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Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
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Acts 11:22
News about them reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to travel as far as Antioch.
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Acts 14:12
Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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Acts 15:36-37
After some time had passed, Paul said to Barnabas,“ Let’s go back and visit the brothers and sisters in every town where we have preached the word of the Lord and see how they’re doing.”Barnabas wanted to take along John who was called Mark.
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Acts 20:34-35
You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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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;
