Soalsothe Lorddirectedthosewho proclaimthe gospelto get their livingfrom the gospel.
ora bagfor [your] journey,oreventwocoats,orsandals,ora staff;for the workeris worthyof his support.
"Stayin that house,eatingand drinkingwhat they giveyou; for the laboreris worthyof his wages.Do not keep movingfrom houseto house.
"Whatevercityyou enterand they receiveyou, eatwhat is set beforeyou;
and becausehe was of the same trade,he stayedwith them and they were working,for by tradethey were tent-makers.
For ifyou were to havecountlesstutorsin Christ,yet[you would] not [have] manyfathers,for in ChristJesusI became your fatherthroughthe gospel.
Ifwe sowedspiritual thingsin you, is it too muchifwe reapmaterial thingsfrom you?
Ifotherssharethe rightover you, do we not more?Nevertheless,we did not usethisright,but we endureall thingssothat we will causenohindranceto the gospelof Christ.
For ifI preachthe gospel,I have nothingto boastof, for I am undercompulsion;for woeis me ifI do not preach the gospel.
Do we not havea rightto eatand drink?
Nowwhen I cameto Troasfor the gospelof Christand when a doorwas openedfor me in the Lord,
The one who is taughtthe wordis to shareallgood thingswith the one who teaches[him].
for our gospeldid not cometo you in wordonly,but alsoin powerand in the HolySpiritand with fullconviction;justas you knowwhat kind of menwe provedto be amongyou for your sake.