Acts 18:4-11

4And ahe reasoned in the synagogue bevery Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.

5 cWhen Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul dwas occupied with the word, etestifying to the Jews that the Christ was fJesus. 6And when they opposed and reviled him, ghe shook out his garments and said to them, hYour blood be on your own heads! iI am innocent. jFrom now on I will go to the Gentiles.” 7And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius kJustus, la worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. 8 mCrispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together nwith his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. 9And the Lord said to Paul oone night in pa vision, q“Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 rfor I am with you, and sno one will attack you to harm you, for tI have many in this city who are my people.” 11And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

Romans 15:20

20and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ulest I build on someone else’s foundation,

1 Corinthians 3:6

6 vI planted, wApollos watered, xbut God gave the growth.

1 Corinthians 3:10

10 yAccording to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a zfoundation, and aasomeone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.

1 Corinthians 9:1-2

Paul Surrenders His Rights

1 abAm I not free? acAm I not an apostle? adHave I not seen Jesus our Lord? aeAre not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are afthe seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:1-3

Ministers of the New Covenant

1 agAre we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, ahas some do, ailetters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 ajYou yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our
Some manuscripts your
hearts, to be known and read by all.
3And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of althe living God, not on amtablets of stone but on antablets of aohuman hearts.
Greek fleshly hearts


Galatians 4:19

19 aqmy little children, arfor whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ asis formed in you!

Titus 1:4

4To Titus, atmy true child in aua common faith:

avGrace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

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