1 Thessalonians 2:9

Paul's Approach To Ministry In Thessalonica

⁸ So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear unto us. ⁹ For you remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be a burden unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. ¹⁰ You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and just and unblamable was our behavior among you that believe:

Day and Night

Good News

Gospel of God

Night and Day

Preached the Gospel

Preaching the Gospel

No

Acts 18:3

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and worked: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was present with you, and in want, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors that had been before me laid burdens upon the people, and had taken of them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:18

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days abundant stores of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the food allowance of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me: my strength is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

Psalm 88:1

[A Song or Psalm for the Sons of Karah. To the Chief Musician upon mahanath leannoth. A maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.] O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried 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 she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Luke 18:7

And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night unto him, though he bears long with them?

Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 20:31

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn everyone night and day with tears.

Acts 20:34-35

Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Romans 15:16

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:19

Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:12

And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it:

1 Corinthians 9:6-7

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we the right to forbear working?

1 Corinthians 9:15

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 boasting void.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my right in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 6:5

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

2 Corinthians 12:13-14

For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

Philippians 4:16

For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again unto my necessity.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But even after we had suffered before, and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much opposition.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:10

Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

1 Timothy 1:11

According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1 Timothy 4:10

For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe.

1 Timothy 5:5

Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusts in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day;