Verse 2

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 20:33 : 33 I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.
  • 2 Cor 6:3-7 : 3 We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry. 4 But as God’s servants, we have commended ourselves in every way, with great endurance, in persecutions, in difficulties, in distresses, 5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger, 6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love, 7 by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,
  • 2 Cor 6:12-13 : 12 Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us. 13 Now as a fair exchange– I speak as to my children– open wide your hearts to us also.
  • 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
  • 2 Cor 11:16 : 16 Paul’s Sufferings for Christ I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  • 2 Cor 12:14-18 : 14 Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. 15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less? 16 But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit! 17 I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I? 18 I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?
  • Phil 2:29 : 29 So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,
  • Col 4:10 : 10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas(about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).
  • 1 Thess 2:3-6 : 3 For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts. 5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness– 6 nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.
  • 2 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline among you, 8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you. 9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
  • Phlm 1:12 : 12 I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.
  • Phlm 1:17 : 17 Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.
  • 2 John 1:10 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,
  • 3 John 1:8-9 : 8 Therefore we ought to support such people, so that we become coworkers in cooperation with the truth. 9 Diotrephes the Troublemaker I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing– the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church!
  • Num 16:15 : 15 Moses was very angry, and he said to the LORD,“Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!”
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!” 4 They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
  • Matt 10:14 : 14 And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.
  • Matt 10:40 : 40 Rewards“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.
  • Luke 10:8 : 8 Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.