Acts 18:3 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

³ They were tentmakers, the same as Paul, so he stayed with them and worked with them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ Because they practiced the same trade, he stayed and worked with them. They all worked with leather.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And because he was of the same trade, he lodged with them and was working. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Acts 18:3 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 6:2

Let’s go to the Jordan River and cut some wood. Each of us will get a log and we will build us a place to live there.” Elisha answered, “Go and do it.”

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands to feed ourselves. When people insult us, we ask God to bless them. When people treat us badly, we accept it.

1 Corinthians 9:14

It is the same with those who have the work of telling the Good News. The Lord has commanded that those who tell the Good News should get their living from this work.

1 Corinthians 9:15

But I have not used any of these rights, and I am not trying to get anything from you. That is not my purpose for writing this. I would rather die than to have someone take away what for me is a great source of pride.

1 Corinthians 9:18

So what do I get for doing it? My reward is that when I tell people the Good News I can offer it to them for free and not use the rights that come with doing this work.

2 Corinthians 11:7

I did the work of telling God’s Good News to you without pay. I humbled myself to make you important. Do you think that was wrong?

2 Corinthians 11:9

If I needed something when I was with you, I did not trouble any of you. The brothers who came from Macedonia gave me all that I needed. I did not allow myself to be a burden to you in any way. And I will never be a burden to you.

2 Corinthians 12:13

So you received everything that the other churches have received. Only one thing was different: I was not a burden to you. Forgive me for this!

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers and sisters, I know that you remember how hard we worked. We worked night and day to support ourselves, so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we did the work of telling you God’s Good News.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Mind your own business, and earn your own living, as we told you before.