Thematic Bible: Self-support


Thematic Bible



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


You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who were with me. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you. Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him. Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

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