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Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Everyone is
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman’s hand.’
Leaders » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul
and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.
For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.
nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him,
But I have used none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make my boast an empty one.
Leaders » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.
Ministers » Support of » Afflictions of
Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!
So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded.
To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless;
in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.
so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Everyone is
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman’s hand.’
Ministers » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Her
And her prophets divine for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord saying,
“
Calamity will not come upon us.”
Everyone is
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman’s hand.’
Religious » Support of » Self-support as practised by paul
and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.
For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.
nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him,
But I have used none of these things. And I am not writing these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than have any man make my boast an empty one.
Religious » Support of » In the Christian church
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
So also the Lord directed those who proclaim the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction.
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