1 Corinthians 4:12

Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame?

“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

and because he was of the same trade, he was staying with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

I robbed other churches by taking wages from them to minister to you.

He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but giving a blessing instead, for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.