1 Corinthians 9:12

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Others have this right to get things from you. So surely we have this right too. But we don’t use this right. No, we endure everything ourselves so that we will not stop anyone from obeying the Good News of Christ.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:12

And I will continue doing what I am doing now, because I want to stop those people from having a reason to boast. They would like to say that the work they boast about is the same as ours.

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what do I get for doing it? My reward is that when I tell people the Good News I can offer it to them for free and not use the rights that come with doing this work.

1 Corinthians 9:15

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 someone take away what for me is a great source of pride.

1 Corinthians 9:2

Others may not accept me as an apostle, but surely you do. You are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 11:20

I say this because you are even patient with someone who forces you to do things and uses you. You are patient with those who trick you, or think they are better than you, or hit you in the face!

2 Corinthians 6:3

We don’t want people to find anything wrong with our work. So we do nothing that will be a problem to others.

1 Corinthians 6:7

The lawsuits that you have against each other show that you are already defeated. It would be better for you to let someone wrong you. It would be better to let someone cheat you.

Romans 15:22

That’s what has kept me so busy and prevented my coming to see you even though I have wanted to come many times.

Acts 18:3

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

Luke 11:52

“It will be bad for you, you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to learning about God. You yourselves would not learn, and you stopped others from learning too.”

Nehemiah 4:8

So all these men got together and made plans against Jerusalem. They planned to stir up trouble against Jerusalem. They planned to come and fight against the city.

Genesis 24:56

But the servant said to them, “Don’t make me wait. The Lord has made my trip successful. Now let me go back to my master.”

1 Corinthians 9:14

It is the same with those who have the work of telling the Good News. The Lord has commanded that those who tell the Good News should get their living from this work.

1 Corinthians 9:16

It’s not my work of telling the Good News that gives me any reason to boast. That is my duty—something I must do. If I don’t tell people the Good News, I am in real trouble.

1 Corinthians 13:7

Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.

2 Corinthians 2:12

I went to Troas to tell people the Good News of Christ. The Lord gave me a good opportunity there.