1 Corinthians 9:15

9:15 But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than – no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

1 Corinthians 9:2

9:2 If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the confirming sign of my apostleship in the Lord.

Colossians 1:3

Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Church

1:3 We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

Colossians 1:19

1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son