Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

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I have

1 Corinthians 9:12
If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:12
We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,
Acts 8:3
But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians 3:8
and we did not eat anyone's food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

Neither

2 Corinthians 11:9
When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
2 Corinthians 12:13
For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

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Acts 20:33
I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing.

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