1 Thessalonians 2:6 nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.

2:6 AMP

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Amplified Bible - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
新标点和合本 - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
当代译本 - 我们不求得到你们或其他任何人的赞扬，
圣经新译本 - 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的，虽然有权利受人尊敬，但我们在你们中间却是谦和的，就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。
中文标准译本 - 无论向你们或向其他人，我们也都没有寻求从人来的荣耀。
现代标点和合本 - 我们做基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
和合本（拼音版） - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
New International Version - 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.
New International Reader's Version - We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.
English Standard Version - Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
New Living Translation - As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
The Message - Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
Christian Standard Bible - and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.
New American Standard Bible - nor did we seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ.
New King James Version - Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
American Standard Version - nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
King James Version - Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
New English Translation - nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
World English Bible - nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 我們作基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
當代譯本 - 我們不求得到你們或其他任何人的讚揚，
聖經新譯本 - 也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽。我們身為基督使徒的，雖然有權利受人尊敬，但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的，就像母親乳養自己的孩子。
呂振中譯本 - 我們做基督的使徒、雖能居於受人尊重之地位，卻不向人求榮耀，不向你們，也不向別人；不，我們在你們中間反而溫和柔順，如同乳母撫育自己的兒女一般。
中文標準譯本 - 無論向你們或向其他人，我們也都沒有尋求從人來的榮耀。
現代標點和合本 - 我們做基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，
文理和合譯本 - 雖為基督使徒、可令人崇敬、然未求榮於爾、亦未求榮於人、
文理委辦譯本 - 我為基督使徒、得以轄爾、但我不求譽於爾、亦不求譽於人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕為基督之使徒、雖可使人尊重、然未求榮於爾曹、或於他人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 我輩身充基督宗徒、不為不貴、然亦未嘗儼然自尊、求榮於爾、或求榮於人、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Tampoco hemos buscado honores de nadie; ni de ustedes ni de otros.
현대인의 성경 - 우리가 그리스도의 사도로서 우리의 권위를 내세울 수도 있었으나 우리는 여러분이든 여러분이 아니든 사람에게서 존경을 받으려고 하지 않았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous n’avons jamais cherché à être applaudis par les hommes, pas plus par vous que par d’autres,
リビングバイブル - また、私たちはキリストの使徒として、当然賞賛されてもいい権利を持っています。しかし、あなたがたからはもちろん、ほかのだれからも、そのような名誉を求めたことはありませんでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν, οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
Nova Versão Internacional - Nem buscamos reconhecimento humano, quer de vocês quer de outros.
Hoffnung für alle - Niemals wollten wir persönliches Ansehen gewinnen – weder bei euch noch bei anderen Leuten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cũng không cầu mong anh chị em hay mọi người khen ngợi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เราไม่ได้ใฝ่หาการยกย่องจากมนุษย์ไม่ว่าจากพวกท่านหรือใครอื่น ในฐานะอัครทูตของพระคริสต์เราอาจจะเป็นภาระแก่ท่านก็ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเราไม่ได้แสวงหาการเยินยอจากมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจากท่านหรือจากใครอื่นอีก ในฐานะที่พวกเราเป็นอัครทูตของพระคริสต์ เราจะร้องขอจากท่านก็ได้

交叉引用

John 7:18 - He who speaks on his own accord seeks glory and honor for himself. But He who seeks the glory and the honor of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness or deception in Him.
John 12:43 - for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.
2 Corinthians 10:10 - for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”
2 Corinthians 10:11 - Let such people realize that what we say by word in letters when we are absent, is the same as what we are in action when present.
Esther 5:11 - Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.
Galatians 6:13 - For even the circumcised [Jews] themselves do not [really] keep the Law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh [that is, in the fact that they convinced you to be circumcised].
2 Corinthians 10:1 - Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
2 Corinthians 10:2 - I ask that when I do come I will not be driven to the boldness that I intend to show toward those few who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh [like men without the Spirit].
1 Corinthians 11:9 - for indeed man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.
1 Corinthians 9:4 - Have we not the right to our food and drink [at the expense of the churches]?
1 Corinthians 9:5 - Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?
1 Corinthians 9:6 - Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?
2 Corinthians 13:10 - For this reason I am writing these things while absent from you, so that when I come, I will not need to deal severely [with you], in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me [to be used] for building you up and not for tearing you down.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves [merely] as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 - because now we really live [in spite of everything], if you stand firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - For what [adequate] thanks can we offer to God for you in return for all the joy and delight we have before our God on your account?
1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].
1 Corinthians 12:14 - For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].
1 Corinthians 12:15 - If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?
Daniel 4:30 - The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the great Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’
1 Corinthians 9:12 - If others share in this rightful claim over you, do not we even more? However, we did not exercise this right, but we put up with everything so that we will not hinder [the spread of] the good news of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:13 - Do you not know that those who officiate in the sacred services of the temple eat from the temple [offerings of meat and bread] and those who regularly attend the altar have their share from the [offerings brought to the] altar?
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So also [on the same principle] the Lord directed those who preach the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - But I have used none of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me now. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone deprive me of my boast [in this matter of financial support].
1 Corinthians 9:16 - For if I [merely] preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for I am compelled [that is, absolutely obligated to do it]. Woe to me if I do not preach the good news [of salvation]!
1 Corinthians 9:17 - For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.
1 Corinthians 9:18 - What then is my reward? [Just this:] that, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge [to everyone], so as not to take advantage of my rights [as a preacher and apostle] in [preaching] the gospel.
Esther 1:4 - And he displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days in all.
Proverbs 25:27 - It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
Galatians 5:26 - We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.
1 Timothy 5:17 - The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the result and proof of] my work in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:2 - If I am not [considered] an apostle to others, at least I am one to you; for you are the seal and the certificate and the living evidence of my apostleship in the Lord [confirming and authenticating it].
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
John 5:41 - I do not receive glory and approval from men;
John 5:44 - How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?
Philemon 1:8 - Therefore [on the basis of these facts], though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is appropriate,
Philemon 1:9 - yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus—
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

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交叉引用

Amplified Bible - nor did we seek glory and honor from people, neither from you nor from anyone else, though as apostles of Christ we had the power to assert our authority.
新标点和合本 - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们作为基督的使徒，虽然可以受人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，反而在你们当中心存温柔，如同母亲哺乳自己的孩子。
当代译本 - 我们不求得到你们或其他任何人的赞扬，
圣经新译本 - 也没有向你们或别人求取人的荣誉。我们身为基督使徒的，虽然有权利受人尊敬，但我们在你们中间却是谦和的，就像母亲乳养自己的孩子。
中文标准译本 - 无论向你们或向其他人，我们也都没有寻求从人来的荣耀。
现代标点和合本 - 我们做基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
和合本（拼音版） - 我们作基督的使徒，虽然可以叫人尊重，却没有向你们或向别人求荣耀，
New International Version - 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.
New International Reader's Version - We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.
English Standard Version - Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
New Living Translation - As for human praise, we have never sought it from you or anyone else.
The Message - Even though we had some standing as Christ’s apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren’t standoffish with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
Christian Standard Bible - and we didn’t seek glory from people, either from you or from others.
New American Standard Bible - nor did we seek honor from people, either from you or from others, though we could have asserted our authority as apostles of Christ.
New King James Version - Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ.
American Standard Version - nor seeking glory of men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
King James Version - Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
New English Translation - nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
World English Bible - nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
新標點和合本 - 我們作基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀；
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們作為基督的使徒，雖然可以受人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，反而在你們當中心存溫柔，如同母親哺乳自己的孩子。
當代譯本 - 我們不求得到你們或其他任何人的讚揚，
聖經新譯本 - 也沒有向你們或別人求取人的榮譽。我們身為基督使徒的，雖然有權利受人尊敬，但我們在你們中間卻是謙和的，就像母親乳養自己的孩子。
呂振中譯本 - 我們做基督的使徒、雖能居於受人尊重之地位，卻不向人求榮耀，不向你們，也不向別人；不，我們在你們中間反而溫和柔順，如同乳母撫育自己的兒女一般。
中文標準譯本 - 無論向你們或向其他人，我們也都沒有尋求從人來的榮耀。
現代標點和合本 - 我們做基督的使徒，雖然可以叫人尊重，卻沒有向你們或向別人求榮耀，
文理和合譯本 - 雖為基督使徒、可令人崇敬、然未求榮於爾、亦未求榮於人、
文理委辦譯本 - 我為基督使徒、得以轄爾、但我不求譽於爾、亦不求譽於人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕為基督之使徒、雖可使人尊重、然未求榮於爾曹、或於他人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 我輩身充基督宗徒、不為不貴、然亦未嘗儼然自尊、求榮於爾、或求榮於人、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Tampoco hemos buscado honores de nadie; ni de ustedes ni de otros.
현대인의 성경 - 우리가 그리스도의 사도로서 우리의 권위를 내세울 수도 있었으나 우리는 여러분이든 여러분이 아니든 사람에게서 존경을 받으려고 하지 않았습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Мы не искали славы от людей, ни от вас, ни от кого-либо другого.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Nous n’avons jamais cherché à être applaudis par les hommes, pas plus par vous que par d’autres,
リビングバイブル - また、私たちはキリストの使徒として、当然賞賛されてもいい権利を持っています。しかし、あなたがたからはもちろん、ほかのだれからも、そのような名誉を求めたことはありませんでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - οὔτε ζητοῦντες ἐξ ἀνθρώπων δόξαν, οὔτε ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, οὔτε ἀπ’ ἄλλων,
Nova Versão Internacional - Nem buscamos reconhecimento humano, quer de vocês quer de outros.
Hoffnung für alle - Niemals wollten wir persönliches Ansehen gewinnen – weder bei euch noch bei anderen Leuten.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúng tôi cũng không cầu mong anh chị em hay mọi người khen ngợi.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เราไม่ได้ใฝ่หาการยกย่องจากมนุษย์ไม่ว่าจากพวกท่านหรือใครอื่น ในฐานะอัครทูตของพระคริสต์เราอาจจะเป็นภาระแก่ท่านก็ได้
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พวกเราไม่ได้แสวงหาการเยินยอจากมนุษย์ ไม่ว่าจากท่านหรือจากใครอื่นอีก ในฐานะที่พวกเราเป็นอัครทูตของพระคริสต์ เราจะร้องขอจากท่านก็ได้

John 7:18 - He who speaks on his own accord seeks glory and honor for himself. But He who seeks the glory and the honor of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness or deception in Him.
John 12:43 - for they loved the approval of men more than the approval of God.
2 Corinthians 10:10 - for they say, “His letters are weighty and forceful and impressive, but his personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible [of no account].”
2 Corinthians 10:11 - Let such people realize that what we say by word in letters when we are absent, is the same as what we are in action when present.
Esther 5:11 - Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.
Galatians 6:13 - For even the circumcised [Jews] themselves do not [really] keep the Law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh [that is, in the fact that they convinced you to be circumcised].
2 Corinthians 10:1 - Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
2 Corinthians 10:2 - I ask that when I do come I will not be driven to the boldness that I intend to show toward those few who regard us as if we walked according to the flesh [like men without the Spirit].
1 Corinthians 11:9 - for indeed man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.
1 Corinthians 9:4 - Have we not the right to our food and drink [at the expense of the churches]?
1 Corinthians 9:5 - Have we not the right to take along with us a believing wife, as do the rest of the apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas (Peter)?
1 Corinthians 9:6 - Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to stop doing manual labor [in order to support our ministry]?
2 Corinthians 13:10 - For this reason I am writing these things while absent from you, so that when I come, I will not need to deal severely [with you], in my use of the authority which the Lord has given me [to be used] for building you up and not for tearing you down.
2 Corinthians 4:5 - For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves [merely] as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
1 Thessalonians 3:8 - because now we really live [in spite of everything], if you stand firm in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 3:9 - For what [adequate] thanks can we offer to God for you in return for all the joy and delight we have before our God on your account?
1 Corinthians 12:13 - For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].
1 Corinthians 12:14 - For the [human] body does not consist of one part, but of many [limbs and organs].
1 Corinthians 12:15 - If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” is it not on the contrary still a part of the body?
Daniel 4:30 - The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the great Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’
1 Corinthians 9:12 - If others share in this rightful claim over you, do not we even more? However, we did not exercise this right, but we put up with everything so that we will not hinder [the spread of] the good news of Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:13 - Do you not know that those who officiate in the sacred services of the temple eat from the temple [offerings of meat and bread] and those who regularly attend the altar have their share from the [offerings brought to the] altar?
1 Corinthians 9:14 - So also [on the same principle] the Lord directed those who preach the gospel to get their living from the gospel.
1 Corinthians 9:15 - But I have used none of these privileges, nor am I writing this [to suggest] that any such provision be made for me now. For it would be better for me to die than to have anyone deprive me of my boast [in this matter of financial support].
1 Corinthians 9:16 - For if I [merely] preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for I am compelled [that is, absolutely obligated to do it]. Woe to me if I do not preach the good news [of salvation]!
1 Corinthians 9:17 - For if I do this work of my own free will, then I have a reward; but if it is not of my will [but by God’s choosing], I have been entrusted with a [sacred] stewardship.
1 Corinthians 9:18 - What then is my reward? [Just this:] that, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge [to everyone], so as not to take advantage of my rights [as a preacher and apostle] in [preaching] the gospel.
Esther 1:4 - And he displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days in all.
Proverbs 25:27 - It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
Galatians 5:26 - We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.
1 Timothy 5:17 - The elders who perform their leadership duties well are to be considered worthy of double honor (financial support), especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching [the word of God concerning eternal salvation through Christ].
1 Corinthians 9:1 - Am I not free [unrestrained and exempt from any obligation]? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our [risen] Lord [in person]? Are you not [the result and proof of] my work in the Lord?
1 Corinthians 9:2 - If I am not [considered] an apostle to others, at least I am one to you; for you are the seal and the certificate and the living evidence of my apostleship in the Lord [confirming and authenticating it].
1 Thessalonians 2:9 - For you remember, believers, our labor and hardship. We worked night and day [practicing our trade] in order not to be a [financial] burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.
John 5:41 - I do not receive glory and approval from men;
John 5:44 - How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?
Philemon 1:8 - Therefore [on the basis of these facts], though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is appropriate,
Philemon 1:9 - yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus—
Galatians 1:10 - Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.