"And Mosesª was very² wroth,ª°¹ and saidª° unto¹ the LORD,ª Respectª°¹ not¹ thou their offering:ª I have not¹ takenª° oneª assª from¹ them, neither¹ have I hurtª°¹ oneª of¹ them." {Num 16:15} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you. ... And he saidª° unto¹ them, The LORDª [is] witnessª against you, and his anointedª [is] witnessª this¹ day,ª that¹ ye have not¹ foundª° oughtª in my hand.ª And they answered,ª° [He is] witness.ª" {1Sm 12:3-5} + "Ifª othersª be partakersª° of [this] powerª over you,ª [are] notª weª rather?ª Neverthelessª we have²° notª usedª° thisª power;ª butª sufferª° all things,ª lestª we should²°² hinderª¹¹ the¹ gospelª of Christ.ª" {1Co 9:12} + "Butª Iª have usedª° noneª of these things:ª² neitherª¹ have I writtenª° these things,ª thatª it should be²° soª doneª° untoª me:ª forª [it were] better²¹ for meª to¹ die,ª°² thanª thatª any manª should make²° my² glorying² void.ª°¹¹" {1Co 9:15} + "Whatª isª° myª rewardª then?ª [Verily] that,ª when I preach the gospel,ª° I may makeª° the¹ gospelª of Christª without charge,ª that² I abuseª° notª myª powerª inª the¹ gospel.ª" {1Co 9:18} + "Receiveª° us;ª we have wrongedª° no man,ª we have corruptedª° no man,ª we have defraudedª° no man.ª" {2Co 7:2} + "Andª when I was presentª° withª you,ª andª wanted,ª° I¹ was² chargeableª° to no man:ª forª that which was lackingª to meª the¹ brethrenª which cameª° fromª Macedoniaª supplied:ª° andª inª allª [things] I have keptª° myselfª from being burdensomeª unto you,ª andª [so] will I keepª° [myself]." {2Co 11:9} + "Behold,ª° the third timeª I amª° readyª to comeª° toª you;ª andª I will²° notª be burdensomeª° to you:ª forª I seekª° notª yours,ª butª you:ª forª the¹ childrenª oughtª° notª to lay upª° for the¹ parents,ª butª the¹ parentsª for the¹ children.ª" {2Co 12:14} + "Did I¹¹ make a gainª°² of youª by²¹ anyª of them² whomª I sentª° untoª you?ª" {2Co 12:17} + "Feedª° the¹ flockª of Godª which is amongª you,ª taking the oversightª° [thereof], notª by constraint,ª butª willingly;ª notª for filthy lucre,ª butª of a ready mind;ª" {1Pe 5:2} |