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- "And he returnedª° to¹ the manª of God,ª he¹ and all¹ his company,ª and came,ª° and stoodª° beforeª him: and he said,ª° Behold,¹ now¹ I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ Godª in all¹ the earth,ª but¹¹ in Israel:ª now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ takeª° a blessingª of¹¹ thy servant.ª ... But he said,ª° [As] the LORDª liveth,ª beforeª whom¹ I stand,ª° I will receiveª° none. And he urgedª° him to takeª° [it]; but he refused.ª°" {2Kg 5:15-16} + "But Gehazi,ª the servantª of Elishaª the manª of God,ª said,ª° Behold,¹ my masterª hath sparedª°¹ Naamanª this¹ Syrian,ª in not receivingª°¹ at his handsª¹¹ that which¹ he brought:ª° but,¹¹ [as] the LORDª liveth,ª I will runª° afterª him, and takeª° somewhatª of¹¹ him. ... The leprosyª therefore of Naamanª shall cleaveª° unto thee, and unto thy seedª for ever.ª And he went outª° from his presenceª¹ a leperª° [as white] as snow.ª" {2Kg 5:20-27} + "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 ... 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 9:12-15} + "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} + "ª Have I committedª° an offenceª in abasingª° myselfª thatª yeª might be exalted,ª° becauseª I have preachedª° to youª the¹ gospelª of Godª freely?ª ... 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 11:7-9} + "Forª whatª is¹ it²° whereinª ye were inferiorª° toª otherª churches,ª exceptª [it be] thatª Iª myselfª was²° not² burdensomeª°¹ to you?ª forgiveª° meª thisª wrong.ª" {2Co 12:13}
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