Acts 18:3

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

2 Kings 6:2

Let us go to the Jordan, where by getting one beam apiece we can build ourselves a place to live.” Elisha said, “Go.”

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we toil, working with our own hands. When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

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 9:18

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.

2 Corinthians 11:7

Did I make a mistake when I humbled myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

2 Corinthians 12:13

In what way were you less privileged than the rest of the churches, except that on my part I did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

1 Thessalonians 2:9

You recall, brothers, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your [own] hands, as we instructed you,