1 Corinthians 9:12

New American Bible - revised edition

If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more? Reason for Not Using His Rights. Yet we have not used this right. On the contrary, we endure everything so as not to place an obstacle to the gospel of Christ.

Cross References

Genesis 24:56

But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has made my journey successful; let me go back to my master.”

Nehemiah 4:8

I made an inspection, then addressed these words to the nobles, the magistrates, and the rest of the people: “Do not fear them! Keep in mind the Lord, who is great and to be feared, and fight for your kindred, your sons and daughters, your wives and your homes.”

Luke 11:52

Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.”

Acts 18:3

and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Romans 15:22

That is why I have so often been prevented from coming to you.

1 Corinthians 13:7

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 6:7

Now indeed [then] it is, in any case, a failure on your part that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated?

1 Corinthians 9:14

In the same way, the Lord ordered that those who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:15

I have not used any of these rights, however, nor do I write this that it be done so in my case. I would rather die. Certainly no one is going to nullify my boast.

1 Corinthians 9:16

If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my recompense? That, when I preach, I offer the gospel free of charge so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel. All Things to All.

1 Corinthians 9:2

Although I may not be an apostle for others, certainly I am for you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 11:12

And what I do I will continue to do, in order to end this pretext of those who seek a pretext for being regarded as we are in the mission of which they boast.

2 Corinthians 11:20

For you put up with it if someone enslaves you, or devours you, or gets the better of you, or puts on airs, or slaps you in the face.

2 Corinthians 2:12

When I went to Troas for the gospel of Christ, although a door was opened for me in the Lord,

2 Corinthians 6:3

We cause no one to stumble in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry;