and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade, he stayed with them and worked.

他们本是制造帐棚为业。保罗因与他们同业，就和他们同住做工。

他们本是制造帐棚为业。保罗因与他们同业，就和他们同住，一同做工。

他们本是制造帐棚为业。保罗因与他们同业，就和他们同住，一同做工。

他们夫妇跟保罗是同行，都以制造帐篷为业，保罗就留下来和他们同住，一起做工。

他们是以做帐棚为业的，因为是同业，保罗就与他们同住，一同工作。

因为与他们同业，就住在他们那里做工。原来他们是以制帐篷为业的。

他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住做工。

他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住，一同做工。

他們本是製造帳棚為業。保羅因與他們同業，就和他們同住，一同做工。

他們夫婦跟保羅是同行，都以製造帳篷為業，保羅就留下來和他們同住，一起做工。

他們是以做帳棚為業的，因為是同業，保羅就與他們同住，一同工作。

因為他們同手藝，就和他們同住作工：以手藝說、他們是製造帳棚的。

因為與他們同業，就住在他們那裡做工。原來他們是以製帳篷為業的。

以同藝故、遂偕居工作、其藝蓋製幕也、

為其業幕同藝、遂與合作、

因其同藝、遂偕居合作、二人製幕為業、

葆樂訪之、因其亦以製幕為業、遂與同寓而經營焉。

and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.

They were tentmakers, just as he was. So he stayed and worked with them.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked together, for they were tent makers by trade.

So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers.

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought; for by their trade they were tentmakers.

and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them( for they were tentmakers by trade).

and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by laboring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said,‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!

Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?Am I saying this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the law also say the same thing?For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox while it treads out grain. Is God really concerned about oxen?Isn’t he really saying it for our sake? Yes, this is written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes should thresh in hope of sharing the crop.If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right; instead, we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ.