And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.
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
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil
Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. T
For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions o
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatsk
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities