¹⁶ Indeed, I devoted myself to the work on this wall and acquired no land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

⁹ So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.^(A)

⁵ As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed,^{(A) 6} nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others,^(B)

²⁰ I have no one so like myself who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. ²¹ All of them are seeking their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.^(A)

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.^(A)

³³ I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.^{(A) 34} You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands to support myself and my companions.^{(B) 35} In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”^(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? ¹⁷ Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you? ¹⁸ I urged Titus to go and sent the brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves with the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?^(A)

⁷ to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,

¹⁵ But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart and bear fruit with endurance.

¹⁵ Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Pay no attention to their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any one of them.”^(A)