Thematic Bible: Self-support


Thematic Bible



and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation


You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

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. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

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