1 Corinthians 9:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But I have never used these privileges of mine, and I am not writing this because I want to start now. I would rather die than let someone rob me of the right to take pride in this.

Cross References

Matthew 18:6

It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the sea with a heavy stone tied around their necks!

Acts 18:3

and found out that they were tent makers. Paul was a tent maker too. So he stayed with them, and they worked together.

Acts 20:24

But I don't care what happens to me, as long as I finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do. And that work is to tell the good news about God's great kindness.

Acts 20:33

I have never wanted anyone's money or clothes.

Acts 20:34

You know how I have worked with my own hands to make a living for myself and my friends.

Acts 8:3

Saul started making a lot of trouble for the church. He went from house to house, arresting men and women and putting them in jail.

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands, and when people abuse us, we wish them well. When we suffer, we are patient.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have the right to do this, we have an even greater right. But we haven't used this right of ours. We are willing to put up with anything to keep from causing trouble for the message about Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What pay am I given? It is the chance to preach the good news free of charge and not to use the privileges that are mine because I am a preacher.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

My dear friends, you haven't forgotten our hard work and hardships. You remember how night and day we struggled to make a living, so that we could tell you God's message without being a burden to anyone.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.