1 Corinthians 9:15

Easy To Read Version

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not trying to get anything from you. That is not my purpose for writing this. I would rather die than to have my reason for boasting taken away.

Cross References

Matthew 18:6

“If one of these little children believes in me, and another person causes that child to sin, then it will be very bad for that person. It would be better for that person to have a millstone {\cf2\super [251]} tied around his neck and be drowned in the deep sea.

Acts 18:3

They were tentmakers, the same as Paul. So Paul stayed with them and worked with them.

Acts 20:24

I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace (kindness).

Acts 20:33

When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.

Acts 20:34

You know that I always worked to take care of my own needs and the needs of the people that were with me.

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands \{to feed ourselves\}. People curse us, but we speak a blessing for them. People persecute {\cf2\super [26]} us, and we accept it.

1 Corinthians 9:12

When you sin against your brothers and sisters in Christ like this and you hurt them by causing them to do things they feel are wrong, then you are also sinning against Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what do I get for doing this work? This is my reward: that when I tell people the Good News I can offer it to them for free. This way, I don’t use the right \{to be paid\} that I have in \{this work of telling\} the Good News.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers and sisters, I know that you remember how hard we worked. We worked night and day. We did not want to burden you \{by making you pay us\} while we did the work of telling God’s Good News to you.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

And when we ate another person’s food, we always paid for it. We worked and worked so that we would not be trouble to any of you. We worked night and day.