Acts 18:3

The Text-Critical English New Testament

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

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:12

We labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 9:14

In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights, and I am not writing this so that such may be done in my case. For I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.

1 Corinthians 9:18

What then is my reward? That when I preach, I may present the gospel of Christ free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 11:7

Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 12:13

In what way were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this injustice!

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. Working night and day so as not to be a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

We urge you to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own affairs, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,