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And as he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and worked, (for by trade they were tent-makers:) Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation


but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants, and for those who were with me. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we might be burdensome to none of you: Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

But Paul abode two whole years in his own hired apartment, and received all who came to him, Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

But I have used nothing of these things, nor have I written indeed these things, that it should be so done respecting me; for it would become me to die rather than that any man should make my glorying void. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

For the Scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox while he treadeth out the corn." And again, "The labourer is worthy of his hire." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


So also the Lord hath commanded to those who preach the gospel, that they should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching



And that I might not be lifted up above measure by the transcendent greatness of the revelations, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, the angel Satan, to buffet me, that I might not be lifted up above measure. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofEnjoyment, Lack OfBodyGod, Purpose OfMinistry, Qualifications ForPainSatan, Kingdom OfThornsWeakness, PhysicalBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfSatan, Work OfAfflictions Of MinistersDamage To The BodySigns Of Possible Demon PossessionSatanharassment


For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode; Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHomeProperty, HousesThe HomelessAfflictions Of MinistersHomelessnessFoul ClothesBeating BelieversHomelessFeeding The Poorhunger


Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I am above [them]: in labours more abundantly, in stripes exceedingly more, in prisons more frequently, in the most immediate danger of death often. Verse ConceptsApostles, Function In Early ChurchPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfAbundance, MaterialSuffering For Christ's SakeAfflictions Of MinistersBeating BelieversNearness Of DeathPeople Acting MadlyDeath Looms NearThose Who Toiled

that no man might be shaken by these tribulations; for ye yourselves know that thereunto we are appointed. Verse ConceptsAfflictions, In Christian LivingDestinyAfflictions Of MinistersGod Appointed AfflictionsChrist's Disciples Will SufferAfflictionstrails








For the Scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox while he treadeth out the corn." And again, "The labourer is worthy of his hire." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


So also the Lord hath commanded to those who preach the gospel, that they should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching










And as he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and worked, (for by trade they were tent-makers:) Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation


but ye yourselves know that these hands have by labour furnished necessaries for my own wants, and for those who were with me. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we might be burdensome to none of you: Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

But Paul abode two whole years in his own hired apartment, and received all who came to him, Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

But I have used nothing of these things, nor have I written indeed these things, that it should be so done respecting me; for it would become me to die rather than that any man should make my glorying void. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

For the Scripture saith, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox while he treadeth out the corn." And again, "The labourer is worthy of his hire." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


So also the Lord hath commanded to those who preach the gospel, that they should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching