Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Because
Bible References
So did
Matthew 5:47
and if you only salute your friends, what is special about that? do not the very pagans do as much?
2 Corinthians 11:9
even when I ran short, during my stay with you, I was no encumbrance to anybody, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my wants. Thus I kept myself, as I intend to keep myself, from being a burden to you in any way.
2 Corinthians 12:13
Where were you inferior to the rest of the churches? ??unless in this, that your apostle did not choose to make himself a burden to you. Pray pardon me this terrible wrong!
Because
Luke 18:2
"In a certain town," he said, "there was a judge who had no reverence for God and no respect even for man.