1 Thessalonians 2:9

Paul's Approach To Ministry In Thessalonica

⁸ So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.

Day and Night

Good News

Gospel of God

Night and Day

Preached the Gospel

Preaching the Gospel

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Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:18

Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

Psalm 88:1

O LORD, God of my salvation; I cry out day and night before you.

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Luke 2:37

and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

Luke 18:7

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

Acts 20:24

But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:31

Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish everyone with tears.

Acts 20:34-35

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:19

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God--so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 9:6-7

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 6:5

beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;

2 Corinthians 12:13-14

For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

Philippians 4:16

Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:10

as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you,

1 Timothy 1:11

in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 5:5

She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.