1 Corinthians 9:15

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But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing this because I want you to do things like that for me. I’d rather die than let anyone take away the satisfaction I get from bragging about this.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers and sisters, I’m sure you remember how hard we worked. We labored night and day while we preached God’s good news to you so that we wouldn’t cause you any expense.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

We didn’t eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, we worked night and day, laboring away so that we wouldn’t cause any expense to any of you.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have the right to receive support from you, don’t we have an even greater right? But we haven’t used that right. No, we’re prepared to make any sacrifice we have to, rather than let anything get in the way of the good news of Christ.

Acts 20:34

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to meet my needs and those of the people traveling with me.

Acts 20:24

But I’m not going to try to save my own life. My only goal is to finish the race and complete the work that the Lord Jesus has given me, to tell others the good news about God’s grace.

Acts 18:3

and because they were tentmakers like him, he stayed and worked with them.

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands. When others curse us, we bless them. When we’re attacked, we don’t fight back.

Acts 8:3

But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house and dragged out men and women and put them in prison.

Matthew 18:6

“But what if someone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around their neck and drown at the bottom.

Acts 20:33

I wasn’t greedy for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what reward do I get? Here’s my reward: being able to offer the good news free of charge, without claiming all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.