“And Paul made it clear that pastors and teachers should be paid for their work, though he refused so as to be above reproach.”
Beautiful! ANOTHER reason I think God elevated Paul by His own choice, granting that 13 (possibly 14?) letters of Scripture would be penned through him. I love this from Thessalonians:
“You know what kind of men we proved to be among you FOR YOUR SAKE”(1:5)
One of my favorite parts of scripture is when Paul is talking “Like a madman”.