1 Thessalonians 2:9

Paul's Approach To Ministry In Thessalonica

⁸ Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us. ⁹ For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God. ¹⁰ You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

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 practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:18

Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I didn't demand the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

Psalm 88:1

Yahweh, the 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 spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Luke 2:37

and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

Luke 18:7

Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

Acts 20:24

But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

Acts 20:31

Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn't cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.

Acts 20:34-35

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

Romans 1:1

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

Romans 15:16

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:19

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

1 Corinthians 4:12

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

1 Corinthians 9:6-7

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my reward? That, when I preach the Good News, I may present the Good News of Christ without charge, so as not to abuse my authority in the Good News.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

2 Corinthians 12:13-14

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

Philippians 4:16

For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

1 Thessalonians 2:6

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:10

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

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

1 Timothy 1:11

according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 5:5

Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day