Bible Cross References
I have
1 Corinthians 9:12
If others have the right to expect this from you, don't we have an even greater right? But we haven't made use of this right. Instead, we have endured everything in order not to put any obstacle in the way of the Good News about Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:12
we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
Acts 8:3
But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.
Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that I have worked with these hands of mine to provide everything that my companions and I have needed.
1 Thessalonians 2:9
Surely you remember, our friends, how we worked and toiled! We worked day and night so that we would not be any trouble to you as we preached to you the Good News from God.
2 Thessalonians 3:8
We did not accept anyone's support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you.
neither
2 Corinthians 11:9-12
9
And during the time I was with you I did not bother you for help when I needed money; the believers who came from Macedonia brought me everything I needed. As in the past, so in the future: I will never be a burden to you!
10
By Christ's truth in me, I promise that this boast of mine will not be silenced anywhere in all of Achaia.
11
Do I say this because I don't love you? God knows I love you!
12
I will go on doing what I am doing now, in order to keep those other "apostles" from having any reason for boasting and saying that they work in the same way that we do.
2 Corinthians 12:13-18
13
How were you treated any worse than the other churches, except that I did not bother you for financial help? Please forgive me for being so unfair!
14
This is now the third time that I am ready to come to visit you---and I will not make any demands on you. It is you I want, not your money. After all, children should not have to provide for their parents, but parents should provide for their children.
15
I will be glad to spend all I have, and myself as well, in order to help you. Will you love me less because I love you so much?
16
You will agree, then, that I was not a burden to you. But someone will say that I was tricky, and trapped you with lies.
17
How? Did I take advantage of you through any of the messengers I sent?
18
I begged Titus to go, and I sent the other believer with him. Would you say that Titus took advantage of you? Do not he and I act from the very same motives and behave in the same way?
for
Matthew 18:6
"If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be drowned in the deep sea.
Acts 20:24
But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.
Philippians 1:20-23
20
My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.
21
For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more.
22
But if by continuing to live I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose.
23
I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing;