Thematic Bible: Support of

Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us." Verse Concepts

"For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely. Verse Concepts

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

"Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the LORD. Verse Concepts

Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading. Verse Concepts

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand. Verse Concepts

Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. Verse Concepts

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Verse Concepts

For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. Verse Concepts

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. Verse Concepts

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 Concepts

He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, Verse Concepts

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 Concepts

For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain," and, "The laborer deserves his wages." Verse Concepts

no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. Verse Concepts

In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel. Verse Concepts

One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. Verse Concepts

Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. Verse Concepts

So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Verse Concepts

So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded. Verse Concepts

To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and buffeted and homeless, Verse Concepts

beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; Verse Concepts

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one--I am talking like a madman--with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Verse Concepts

that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. Verse Concepts