If others partake of this right over you, do not we even more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but bear all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's, will save it.

For out of much affliction and distress of heart I wrote to you, through many tears, not that you might be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly towards you.

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

And everyone who competes exercises self-control [in] all things. Now they [compete] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we [compete] [for] an imperishable crown.

But I treat my body roughly, and I bring it into subjection, lest, having preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

It is necessary for the hard-working farmer [to be] first to receive of the fruits.

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus Christ,

For we have become partakers of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the assurance firm until the end,

The elders who are among you I exhort, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, in order that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.