1 Corinthians 15:10

10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, aI worked harder than any of them, bthough it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.

2 Corinthians 11:23

23Are they cservants of Christ? dI am a better one—I am talking like a madmanwith far greater labors, efar more imprisonments, fwith countless beatings, and goften near death.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

9For you remember, brothers, hour labor and toil: we iworked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

1 Timothy 4:10

10For to this end we toil and strive,
Some manuscripts  and suffer reproach
because we have our hope set on the living God, kwho is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

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