1 Corinthians 9:12
If others enjoy this right over you, don't we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we tolerate everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 9:18
What, then, is my reward? It is to be able to preach the gospel free of charge, and so I never resort to demanding my rights when I'm preaching the gospel.
2 Corinthians 11:12
But I will go on doing what I'm doing in order to deny an opportunity to those people who want an opportunity to be recognized as our equals in the work they are boasting about.
1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
2 Corinthians 11:7-10
Did I commit a sin when I humbled myself by proclaiming to you the gospel of God free of charge, so that you could be exalted?
Genesis 24:56
"Please don't delay me," the servant answered them. "The LORD has made my journey successful. Send me off so I can return to my master."
Nehemiah 4:8
So they all conspired together to invade and fight against Jerusalem, creating confusion there.
Luke 11:52
How terrible it will be for you experts in the Law! You have taken away the key to knowledge. You didn't go in yourselves, and you kept out those who were trying to go in."
Acts 18:3
and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.
Acts 20:31-34
So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.
Romans 15:22
This is why I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.
1 Corinthians 4:14-15
I'm not writing this to make you feel ashamed, but to warn you as my dear children.
1 Corinthians 6:7
The very fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves is already a defeat for you. Why not rather just accept the wrong? Why not rather be cheated?
1 Corinthians 9:2
If I am not an apostle to other people, surely I am one to you, for you are the evidence of my apostolic authority from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6:3
We do not put an obstacle in anyone's way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry.
2 Corinthians 11:20
You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!
2 Corinthians 12:13-14
How were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I did not bother you for help? Forgive me for this wrong!
1 Thessalonians 2:6-9
We did not seek praise from people from you or from anyone else
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.