Thematic Bible: Support of


Thematic Bible










and being of the same trade, he liv'd with them, and follow'd the business of tent-making. every sabbath he disputed in the synagogue, Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation


you yourselves can witness, that what was necessary for myself and those who were with me, these very hands have supply'd. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

that we did not eat any man's bread for nothing: but with toil and fatigue work'd night and day to avoid being chargeable to any of you: Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

After this, Paul staid two whole years in a house he had hired, and gave access to all that visited him, Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

but I have not made use of these advantages. neither have I writ this to obtain such maintenance: for I had rather die for want, than be deprived of such matter of glorying. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

for the scripture says, "thou shalt not muzzle the ox, when he treads the corn." and, "the labourer is worthy of his reward." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


even so has the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching





to this very day we suffer both hunger, thirst, and penury: we are buffeted from place to place, as vagabonds: Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHomeProperty, HousesThe HomelessAfflictions Of MinistersHomelessnessFoul ClothesBeating BelieversHomelessFeeding The Poorhunger


so am I: are they ministers of Christ? is it my vanity? I am more so: in toilsome labours I surpass them, in stripes I am exceedingly beyond them, in prisons I have been oftner, and frequently in the very jaws of death. 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

none of you might be stagger'd by these persecutions: for you know that we are destin'd to suffer. Verse ConceptsAfflictions, In Christian LivingDestinyAfflictions Of MinistersGod Appointed AfflictionsChrist's Disciples Will SufferAfflictionstrails








for the scripture says, "thou shalt not muzzle the ox, when he treads the corn." and, "the labourer is worthy of his reward." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


even so has the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching










and being of the same trade, he liv'd with them, and follow'd the business of tent-making. every sabbath he disputed in the synagogue, Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation


you yourselves can witness, that what was necessary for myself and those who were with me, these very hands have supply'd. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

that we did not eat any man's bread for nothing: but with toil and fatigue work'd night and day to avoid being chargeable to any of you: Verse ConceptsdiligenceNightPoverty, Remedies ForLabour Day And NightThose Who ToiledHardship

After this, Paul staid two whole years in a house he had hired, and gave access to all that visited him, Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

but I have not made use of these advantages. neither have I writ this to obtain such maintenance: for I had rather die for want, than be deprived of such matter of glorying. Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfWagesPaul's BoastingBoasting

for the scripture says, "thou shalt not muzzle the ox, when he treads the corn." and, "the labourer is worthy of his reward." Verse ConceptsEmploymentMastersMinistry, In The ChurchThreshingWord Of GodMuzzlingOxenBinding As AnimalsScripture SaysSpecial RevelationRewardWorth


even so has the Lord ordained, that they who preach the gospel, should live by the gospel. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTMinistry, In The ChurchSchoolLiveSupportSpreading The GospelLiving For GodMinistrypreaching