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Acts 20:33
I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel.
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2 Corinthians 6 12-2 Corinthians 6 13
You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.In return( I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
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Luke 10:8
Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you.
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Matthew 10:40
“ Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
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Philemon 1:12
I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.
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Philippians 2:29
So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men,
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2 Corinthians 11 16
I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
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2 Corinthians 6 3-2 Corinthians 6 7
We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
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Romans 16:18
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
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Colossians 4:10
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas( concerning whom you have received instructions— if he comes to you, welcome him),
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2 Corinthians 11 9
And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.
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3 John 1 8-3 John 1 10
(niv)
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2 Corinthians 1 12
Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 2 10
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. (niv)
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Philemon 1:17
So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. (niv)
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2 Thessalonians 3 7-2 Thessalonians 3 9
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. (niv)
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2John 1:10
(niv)
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2 Corinthians 12 14-2 Corinthians 12 18
Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you?I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit? (niv)
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Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord,“ Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, nor have I wronged any of them.” (niv)
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1 Samuel 12 3-1 Samuel 12 4
Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”“ You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied.“ You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.” (niv)
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Matthew 10:14
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 2 3-1 Thessalonians 2 6
For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you.On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed— God is our witness.We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. (niv)