Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishon
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would
If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instea