Thematic Bible: Support of

Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us. Verse Concepts

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

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Verse Concepts

For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, says the LORD. Verse Concepts

Your prophets have seen vain and foolish things for you: and they have not uncovered your iniquity, to turn away your captivity; but have given you false oracles and causes of banishment. Verse Concepts

But if the watchman sees the sword come, and blows not the trumpet, and the people are not warned; if the sword comes, and takes 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 craft, he abode with them, and worked: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. Verse Concepts

For you remember, brethren, our labor and travail: for laboring night and day, because we would not be a burden unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. Verse Concepts

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

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing; but worked with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you: Verse Concepts

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Verse Concepts

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my boasting void. Verse Concepts

For the scripture says, You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward. Verse Concepts

Nor bag for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet a staff: for the workman is worthy of his food. Verse Concepts

Even so has the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel. Verse Concepts

Let him that is taught in the word share with him that teaches in all good things. Verse Concepts

Nevertheless you have done well, that you did share in my affliction. Verse Concepts

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. Verse Concepts

So I spoke unto the people in the morning: and at evening 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 a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often. Verse Concepts

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for you yourselves know that we are appointed unto this. Verse Concepts