Acts 20:34
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34 You yourselves know that (A)these hands served my own needs and the (B)men who were with me.
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Acts 20:34
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34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.(A)
1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 and we labor, (A)working with our own hands; when we are (B)verbally abused, we bless; when we are (C)persecuted, we endure it;
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1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it;
1 Corinthians 9:14-27
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14 So also (A)the Lord directed those who proclaim the (B)gospel to (C)get their living from the gospel.
15 But I have (D)used none of these things. And I have not written these things so that it will be done so in my case; for it would be better for me to die than that. No one shall make (E)my boast an empty one! 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for (F)I am under compulsion; for woe to me if I do not preach (G)the gospel. 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a (H)reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a (I)commission nonetheless. 18 What, then, is my (J)reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel (K)without charge, so as (L)not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
19 For though I am (M)free from all people, I have made myself (N)a slave to all, so that I may (O)gain more. 20 (P)To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the Law, I became as one under the Law, though (Q)not being under the Law myself, so that I might gain those who are under the Law; 21 to those who are (R)without the Law, I became (S)as one without the Law, though not being without the law of God but (T)under the law of Christ, so that I might gain those who are without the Law. 22 To the (U)weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; I have become (V)all things to all people, (W)so that I may by all means save some. 23 I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
24 (X)Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives (Y)the prize? (Z)Run in such a way that you may win. 25 Everyone who (AA)competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. So they do it to obtain a perishable (AB)wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 Therefore I (AC)run in such a way as not to run aimlessly; I box in such a way, as [a]to avoid (AD)hitting air; 27 but I strictly discipline (AE)my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:26 Lit not hitting
1 Corinthians 9:14-27
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14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(A)
15 But I have not used any of these rights.(B) And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.(C) 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.(D) Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(E) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(F) 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,(G) and so not make full use of my rights(H) as a preacher of the gospel.
Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(I) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(J) to win as many as possible.(K) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(L) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(M) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(N) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(O) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(P) I have become all things to all people(Q) so that by all possible means I might save some.(R) 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(S) Run(T) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(U) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(V) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(W) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(X) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(Y) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(Z)
2 Corinthians 11:7
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7 Or (A)did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the (B)gospel of God to you (C)without charge?
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2 Corinthians 11:7
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7 Was it a sin(A) for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God(B) to you free of charge?(C)
2 Corinthians 12:13
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13 For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that (A)I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me (B)this wrong!
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2 Corinthians 12:13
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13 How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you?(A) Forgive me this wrong!(B)
1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, our (A)labor and hardship: it was by (B)working night and day so as not to be a (C)burden to any of you, that we proclaimed to you the (D)gospel of God.
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked(A) night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone(B) while we preached the gospel of God to you.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition (A)to lead a quiet life and (B)attend to your own business and (C)work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,
2 Thessalonians 3:8
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8 nor did we (A)eat [a]anyone’s bread [b]without paying for it, but with (B)labor and hardship we kept (C)working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit from anyone
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit freely
2 Thessalonians 3:8
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
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