Act 18:1-3, 20:34, 1Cor 4:10-12, 9:6, 12, 14-18, 2Cor 10:1, 12:13, 1Th 2:9 | ESV | STEP | After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth .

Acts 18:1-3

Paul in Corinth

1 After this Paul ^{▼▼Greek he} left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 And he found a Jew named ^bAquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife ^cPriscilla, because ^dClaudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3 and ^ebecause he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Acts 20:34

34 ^fYou yourselves know that ^gthese hands ministered to my necessities and ^hto those who were with me.

1 Corinthians 4:10-12

10 ⁱWe are fools for Christ’s sake, but ^jyou are wise in Christ. ^kWe are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. 11 To the present hour ^lwe hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and ^mbuffeted and ⁿhomeless, 12 and we ^olabor, working with our own hands. ^pWhen reviled, we bless; ^qwhen persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 9:6

6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

1 Corinthians 9:12

12 If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more?

Nevertheless, ^rwe have not made use of this right, but we endure anything ^srather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:14-18

14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that ^tthose who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.

15 But ^uI have made no use of any of these rights, nor am I writing these things to secure any such provision. For I would rather die than have anyone ^vdeprive me of my ground for boasting. 16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For ^wnecessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with ^xa stewardship. 18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching ^yI may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul Defends His Ministry

1 ^zI, Paul, myself entreat you, by the ^aameekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—

2 Corinthians 12:13

13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that ^abI myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

1 Thessalonians 2:9

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