Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.’ ‘Go,’ he said.
Acts 18:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade, he stayed with them and worked. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And because he was of the same occupation, he stayed with them; and they worked [together], for they were tentmakers by trade. American Standard Version (1901) and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers. Common English Bible Because they practiced the same trade, he stayed and worked with them. They all worked with leather. Catholic Public Domain Version And because he was of the same trade, he lodged with them and was working. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them, and wrought; (now they were tentmakers by trade.) |
Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.’ ‘Go,’ he said.
we labour, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should earn their living by the gospel.
For my part I have used none of these rights, nor have I written these things so that they may be applied in my case. For it would be better for me to die than for anyone to deprive me of my boast!
What then is my reward? To preach the gospel and offer it free of charge and not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
Or 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?
When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.
So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!
For you remember our labour and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,