²⁶ He said to him, Didn't my heart go with you, when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

¹⁶ But he said, As Yahweh lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. He urged him to take it; but he refused.

⁸ neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

⁹ not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

⁵ For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

⁸ I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you.

⁹ When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

¹¹ Why? Because I don't love you? God knows.

¹² But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.

¹¹ If we sowed to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your fleshly things?

¹² If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.

³ For I most assuredly, as being absent in body but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has done this thing.

³⁵ In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

³³ I coveted no one's silver, or gold, or clothing.

⁹ But Peter asked her, "How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out."

⁸ Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers{TR adds ", raise the dead"}, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

¹ For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

² A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck up that which is planted;

³ A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up;

⁴ A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;

⁵ A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;

⁶ A time to seek, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to cast away;

⁷ A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;

⁸ A time to love, And a time to hate; A time for war, And a time for peace.

²² Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, But those who do the truth are his delight.

¹⁹ Truth's lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only momentary.

¹¹ But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

¹² One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.

²³ that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'