1 Thessalonians 2:9

“For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God”

“For ye remember”: Again the Thessalonians could testify to all of this. “The opening ‘for' shows that the verse gives. further proof of what he has already said about their humble and loving attitude to the Thessalonians, their desire not to impose upon them or to give the impression that they were looking for some return for their work” (Marshall pp. 71-72). “Labor”: Toil, pains, trouble, weariness. “Travail”: “My toilsome labours” (Con). “Fatigue and hardship” (Vincent p. 25). Paul and his companions supported themselves and preached at the same time. Paul did the same thing in Corinth (Acts 18:3). “The combination of the two stresses the fact that the work which the preachers had done had not been token work, something in the nature of. public show to demonstrate their willingness” (Morris p. 81). “Working night and day”: “Perhaps beginning before dawn and working after dark” (Robertson p. 19). “That we might not burden any of you”: He and his companions had the right to be supported (1 Corinthians 9:1). In fact, during this time they were financially helped by the congregation in Philippi (1 Peter 4:15), yet it is evident that such support did not cover all their expenses.