1 Corinthians 9:15, I Have Used None of These Things
The Apostle Paul shares that he has not received support from the Corinthian church because he has chosen not to partake of the privilege accorded to God’s servants for their earthly need. He does so for the pure motive of advancing the gospel among the Corinthians.
Zodhiates said well, “He worked among them without the benefit of proper recognition. What is admirable about Paul among the Corinthians, however, was that in spite of their not recognizing and not properly deeming him as an apostle, he nevertheless did not desert them nor consider them unworthy of such a ministry.”