Acts 18:3
Good News Translation
and stayed and worked with them, because he earned his living by making tents, just as they did.

New Revised Standard Version
and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together—by trade they were tentmakers.

Contemporary English Version
and found out they were tent makers. Paul was also a tent maker, so he stayed with them, and they worked together.

New American Bible
and, because he practiced the same trade, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

and wrought.

Acts 20:34,35 You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:12 And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.

1 Corinthians 9:6-12 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this? . . .

2 Corinthians 11:9 And, when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was wanting to me, the brethren supplied who came from Macedonia. And in all things I have kept myself from being burthensome to you: and so I will keep myself.

1 Thessalonians 2:9 For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8,9 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you. . . .

Context
Paul's Ministry in Corinth
2And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome), he came to them. 3And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.) 4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, bringing in the name of the Lord Jesus. And he persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.…
Cross References
Acts 20:34
You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished.

1 Corinthians 4:12
And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.

1 Corinthians 9:12
If others be partakers of this power over you, why not we rather? Nevertheless, we have not used this power: but we bear all things, lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:14
So also the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.

1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have used none of these things. Neither have I written these things, that they should be so done unto me: for it is good for me to die rather than that any man should make my glory void.

1 Corinthians 9:18
What is my reward then? That preaching the gospel, I may deliver the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 11:7
Or did I commit a fault, humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached unto you the Gospel of God freely?

2 Corinthians 12:13
For what is there that you have had less than the other churches but that I myself was not burthensome to you? Pardon me this injury.

1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11
And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.

2 Thessalonians 3:8
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.

Acts 18:2
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