1 Corinthians 9:12
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12 If others are partakers of this right over you, are we not even more?
(A)Nevertheless we have not used this right, but endure all things (B)lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 9:12
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12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right.(A) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(B) the gospel of Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:12
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12 But what I do, I will also continue to do, (A)that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast.
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2 Corinthians 11:12
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12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about.
1 Corinthians 9:18
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18 What is my reward then? That (A)when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel [a]of Christ without charge, that I (B)may not abuse my authority in the gospel.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:18 NU omits of Christ
1 Corinthians 9:18
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18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,(A) and so not make full use of my rights(B) as a preacher of the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:15
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15 But (A)I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for (B)it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.
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1 Corinthians 9:15
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15 But I have not used any of these rights.(A) 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.(B)
2 Corinthians 11:7-10
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7 Did I commit sin in [a]humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you (A)free of charge? 8 I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you. 9 And when I was present with you, and in need, (B)I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked (C)the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself. 10 (D)As the truth of Christ is in me, (E)no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:7 putting myself down
2 Corinthians 11:7-10
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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) 8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them(D) so as to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed.(E) I have kept myself from being a burden to you(F) in any way, and will continue to do so. 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me,(G) nobody in the regions of Achaia(H) will stop this boasting(I) of mine.
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread [a]free of charge, but worked with (A)labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, 9 not because we do not have (B)authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing
2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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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. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(B) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(C)
1 Thessalonians 2:6-9
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6 (A)Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when (B)we might have (C)made demands (D)as apostles of Christ. 7 But (E)we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. 8 So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased (F)to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also (G)our own lives, because you had become dear to us. 9 For you remember, brethren, our (H)labor and toil; for laboring night and day, (I)that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
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1 Thessalonians 2:6-9
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6 We were not looking for praise from people,(A) not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles(B) of Christ we could have asserted our authority.(C) 7 Instead, we were like young children[a] among you.
Just as a nursing mother cares for her children,(D) 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God(E) but our lives as well.(F) 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked(G) night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone(H) while we preached the gospel of God to you.
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- 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Some manuscripts were gentle
2 Corinthians 11:20
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20 For you put up with it (A)if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face.
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2 Corinthians 11:20
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20 In fact, you even put up with(A) anyone who enslaves you(B) or exploits you or takes advantage of you or puts on airs or slaps you in the face.
2 Corinthians 6:3
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3 (A)We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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Paul’s Hardships
3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited.
1 Corinthians 9:2
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2 If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are (A)the [a]seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 9:2
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2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(A) of my apostleship in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:7
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7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. (A)Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?
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1 Corinthians 6:7
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7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?(A)
1 Corinthians 4:14-15
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Paul’s Paternal Care
14 I do not write these things to shame you, but (A)as my beloved children I warn you. 15 For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for (B)in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
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1 Corinthians 4:14-15
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Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(A) but to warn you as my dear children.(B) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(C) through the gospel.(D)
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 (A)And we labor, working with our own hands. (B)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
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1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(A) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(B) When we are cursed, we bless;(C) when we are persecuted,(D) we endure it;
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