yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.’”

I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

‘I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.