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

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.

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

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.

Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.

We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.

We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.

And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me.And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus:‘ It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

The only thing I failed to do, which I do in the other churches, was to become a financial burden to you. Please forgive me for this wrong!

Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?What soldier has to pay his own expenses? What farmer plants a vineyard and doesn’t have the right to eat some of its fruit? What shepherd cares for a flock of sheep and isn’t allowed to drink some of the milk?Am I expressing merely a human opinion, or does the law say the same thing?For the law of Moses says,“ You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” Was God thinking only about oxen when he said this?Wasn’t he actually speaking to us? Yes, it was written for us, so that the one who plows and the one who threshes the grain might both expect a share of the harvest.Since we have planted spiritual seed among you, aren’t we entitled to a harvest of physical food and drink?If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.