Thematic Bible: Support of

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us! Verse Concepts

For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely. Verse Concepts

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

For both prophet and priest are ungodly; yes, in My house I have found their evil, says Jehovah. Verse Concepts

Your prophets have seen false and foolish things for you, and they have not uncovered your iniquity, to turn away your captivity; but they have seen false oracles and seductions for you. Verse Concepts

But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not blow 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 I will require his blood at the watchman's hand. Verse Concepts

Some indeed even preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also of good will. Verse Concepts

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

For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you. Verse Concepts

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me. Verse Concepts

neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you Verse Concepts

And Paul remained two years in his own hired house. And he welcomed all who came in to him, Verse Concepts

But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it is good for me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying. Verse Concepts

For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle the ox treading out grain," and, "The laborer is worthy of his reward." Verse Concepts

nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staves. For the workman is worthy of his food. Verse Concepts

Even so, the Lord ordained those announcing the gospel to live from the gospel. Verse Concepts

But let him who is taught in the Word share with the one teaching in all good things. Verse Concepts

Yet you did well in sharing my troubles. Verse Concepts

and by the surpassing revelations, lest I be made haughty, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be made haughty. Verse Concepts

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

Even until 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 riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Verse Concepts

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more! I have been in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more, in deaths many times. Verse Concepts

so that no one should be drawn aside by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to them. Verse Concepts