Act 18:3, 1Cor 9:6, 12, 2Cor 10:1 | ISV | STEP | and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.

Acts 18:3

3 and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.Acts 20:34; 1Cor 4:12; 1Thes 2:9; 2Thes 3:8

1 Corinthians 9:6

6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?2Thes 3:8-9

1 Corinthians 9:12

12 If others enjoy this right over you, don't we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we put up with everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.Acts 20:33; 1Cor 9:15, 18; 1Cor 20:15, 18, 2Cor 11:7, 9, 12; 12:13; 1Thes 2:6

2 Corinthians 10:1

1 Paul's Authority to Speak Forcefully

Now I myself, Paul, plead with you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—I who am humble when I am face to face with you but forceful toward you when I am away!Rom 12:1; 2Cor 12:5, 7, 9-10