Thematic Bible: Support of

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. Verse Concepts

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. Verse Concepts

His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. Verse Concepts

for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah. Verse Concepts

Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment. Verse Concepts

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned, and the sword come, and take any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. Verse Concepts

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: Verse Concepts

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers. Verse Concepts

For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Verse Concepts

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. Verse Concepts

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you: Verse Concepts

And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him, Verse Concepts

But I have used none of these things: and I write not these things that it may be so done in my case; for it were good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my glorifying void. Verse Concepts

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire. Verse Concepts

no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food. Verse Concepts

Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel. Verse Concepts

But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Verse Concepts

Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction. Verse Concepts

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch. Verse Concepts

So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Verse Concepts

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; Verse Concepts

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Verse Concepts

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft. Verse Concepts

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed. Verse Concepts