and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil
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
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?
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
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?