1 Corinthians 9:12

God's Word

If others have the right to expect this from you, don’t we deserve even more? But we haven’t used our rights. Instead, we would put up with anything in order not to hinder the Good News of Christ in any way.

Cross References

Genesis 24:56

He said to them, “Don’t delay me now that the Lord has made my trip successful. Let me go back to my master.”

Nehemiah 4:8

All of them plotted to attack Jerusalem to create confusion.

Luke 11:52

“How horrible it will be for you experts in Moses’ Teachings! You have taken away the key that unlocks knowledge. You haven’t gained entrance into ⌞knowledge⌟ yourselves, and you’ve kept out those who wanted to enter.”

Acts 18:3

and because they made tents for a living as he did, he stayed with them and they worked together.

Romans 15:22

This is what has so often kept me from visiting you.

1 Corinthians 13:7

Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.

1 Corinthians 6:7

You are already totally defeated because you have lawsuits against each other. Why don’t you accept the fact that you have been wronged? Why don’t you accept that you have been cheated?

1 Corinthians 9:14

In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who spread the Good News should earn their living from the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:15

I haven’t used any of these rights, and I haven’t written this in order to use them now. I would rather die than have anyone turn my bragging into meaningless words.

1 Corinthians 9:16

If I spread the Good News, I have nothing to brag about because I have an obligation to do this. How horrible it will be for me if I don’t spread the Good News!

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what is my reward? It is to spread the Good News free of charge. In that way I won’t use the rights that belong to those who spread the Good News.

1 Corinthians 9:2

If I’m not an apostle to other people, at least I’m an apostle to you. You are the seal which proves that I am the Lord’s apostle.

2 Corinthians 11:12

But I’ll go on doing what I’m doing. This will take away the opportunity of those people who want to brag because they think they’re like us.

2 Corinthians 11:20

When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it.

2 Corinthians 2:12

When I went to the city of Troas, the Lord gave me an opportunity to spread the Good News about Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We don’t give people any opportunity to find fault with how we serve.