1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have a claim to support from the Corinthians, Paul has even more—yet he refused to use this right, enduring all things so as not to hinder the gospel of Christ. He sacrifices his rights for the gospel's advance.

Cross-references · 19

• 1 Cor 9:18What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
• 1 Cor 9:15But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
• 2 Cor 11:12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
• 1 Th 2:6–9Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
• 2 Cor 11:7–10Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
• 1 Cor 9:2If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
• 2 Cor 6:3Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
• Acts 18:3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
• Rom 15:22For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
• 1 Cor 6:7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
• Gen 24:56And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
• 1 Cor 4:14–15I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
• 2 Th 3:8–9Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
• Luke 11:52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
• Neh 4:8And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
• 1 Cor 4:11–12Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
• 2 Cor 11:20For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
• Acts 20:31–34Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
• 2 Cor 12:13–14For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

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