In his first letter to the church at Corinth, Paul gave the believers instruction regarding the general principles underlying the support of God's work in the earth. Writing of his apostolic labors in their behalf, he inquired:

I sit første brev til menigheden i Korint belærte Paulus de troende om de almindelige principper, der ligger til grund for Guds gerning på jorden. Da han skrev om sit apostoliske arbejde for dem, spurgte han: