^6 (A)I planted, ^(B)Apollos watered, ^(C)but God gave the growth.

⁹ For we are ^(A)God's fellow workers. You are God's field, ^(B)God's building.

^10 (C)According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled^[a] master builder I laid a ^(D)foundation, and ^(E)someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.

¹⁴ For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. ^(A)For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ. ¹⁵ We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that ^(B)as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be ^(C)greatly enlarged,

³⁰ And because of him^[a] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us ^(A)wisdom from God, ^(B)righteousness and ^(C)sanctification and ^(D)redemption,

Paul Surrenders His Rights

9 ^(A)Am I not free? ^(B)Am I not an apostle? ^(C)Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? ^(D)Are not you my workmanship in the Lord?

²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when ^(A)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him ^(B)the way of God more accurately. ²⁷ And when he wished to cross to ^(C)Achaia, ^(D)the brothers encouraged him and ^(E)wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, ^(F)he greatly helped those who through grace had believed,

⁴ And ^(A)he reasoned in the synagogue ^(B)every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

^5 (C)When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul ^(D)was occupied with the word, ^(E)testifying to the Jews that the Christ was ^(F)Jesus. ⁶ And when they opposed and reviled him, ^(G)he shook out his garments and said to them, ^(H)“Your blood be on your own heads! ^(I)I am innocent. ^(J)From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ⁷ And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius ^(K)Justus, ^(L)a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. ^8 (M)Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together ^(N)with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. ⁹ And the Lord said to Paul ^(O)one night in ^(P)a vision, ^(Q)“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, ^10 (R)for I am with you, and ^(S)no one will attack you to harm you, for ^(T)I have many in this city who are my people.” ¹¹ And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

¹⁴ I do not write these things ^(A)to make you ashamed, but to admonish you ^(B)as my beloved children. ¹⁵ For ^(C)though you have countless^[a] guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For ^(D)I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.