Acts 18:3

3and abecause he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Acts 20:34-35

34 bYou yourselves know that cthese hands ministered to my necessities and dto those who were with me. 35In all things eI have shown you that fby working hard in this way we must ghelp the weak and hremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed ito give than to receive.’

1 Corinthians 4:11-12

11To the present hour jwe hunger and thirst, we are poorly dressed and kbuffeted and lhomeless, 12and we mlabor, working with our own hands. nWhen reviled, we bless; owhen persecuted, we endure;

1 Thessalonians 2:9

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

2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

7For you yourselves know rhow you ought to imitate us, because swe were not idle when we were with you, 8nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but twith toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9It was unot because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves van example to imitate.
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