Num 16:15, Act 20:33-35, 1Th 2:5-6 | ESV | STEP | And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord , Do not respect their offering . I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.

Numbers 16:15

15 And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, ^a“Do not respect their offering. ^bI have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”

Acts 20:33-35

33 ^cI coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. 34 ^dYou yourselves know that ^ethese hands ministered to my necessities and ^fto those who were with me. 35 In all things ^gI have shown you that ^hby working hard in this way we must ⁱhelp the weak and ^jremember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed ^kto give than to receive.’”

1 Thessalonians 2:5-6

5 ^lFor we never came with words of flattery, ^{▼▼Or with a flattering speech} as you know, nor with a pretext for greed— ⁿGod is witness. 6 ^oNor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, ^pthough we could have made ^qdemands as ^rapostles of Christ.