Verse 6

Or is it only Barnabas and I who lack the right to not work for a living?

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  • Acts 4:36 : 36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means 'son of encouragement'),
  • Acts 18:3 : 3 Since they were of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.
  • Acts 13:1-2 : 1 In the church that was at Antioch, there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
  • 2 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 For you yourselves know how you should imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you. 8 We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you. 9 It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.
  • Acts 14:12 : 12 They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
  • Acts 15:36-37 : 36 After some days, Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing." 37 Barnabas wanted to take John, called Mark, along with them,
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions. 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
  • 1 Cor 4:11-12 : 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless. 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it.
  • Acts 11:22 : 22 News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.