2 Corinthians 11:9
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9 And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for my needs were supplied by the brothers who came from Macedonia. So I refrained and will continue to refrain from burdening you in any way.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:6
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6 nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,(A)
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-9
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8 and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you.(A) 9 This was not because we do not have that right but in order to give you an example to imitate.(B)
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1 Thessalonians 2:9
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9 You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.(A)
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Philippians 4:10-16
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Acknowledgment of the Philippians’ Gift
10 I rejoice[a] in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me but had no opportunity to show it.[b](A) 11 Not that I am referring to being in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever I have.(B) 12 I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need.(C) 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.(D) 14 In any case, it was kind of you to share my distress.
15 You Philippians indeed know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.(E) 16 For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs more than once.
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Hebrews 11:37
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37 They were stoned to death; they were sawn in two;[a] they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented(A)—
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- 11.37 Other ancient authorities add they were tempted
Philippians 2:25
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25 Still, I think it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus—my brother and coworker and fellow soldier, your messenger[a] and minister to my need,(A)
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- 2.25 Gk apostle
2 Corinthians 12:13-16
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13 How have you been worse off than the other churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!(A)
14 Here I am, ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a burden because I do not want what is yours but you, for children ought not to save up for their parents but parents for their children.(B) 15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?(C) 16 Be that as it may, I did not burden you. But, crafty person that I am, did I take you in by deceit?
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2 Corinthians 9:12
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12 for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.
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2 Corinthians 8:1-2
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Encouragement to Be Generous
8 We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia, 2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
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2 Corinthians 6:4
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4 but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: in great endurance, afflictions, hardships, calamities,
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Acts 20:33
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33 I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.(A)
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Acts 18:3
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3 and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together—by trade they were tentmakers.(A)
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Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.(A)
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