1, NIV and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.

2, One thinks of Amos the sheepherder, Socrates the stonemason, Omar the tentmaker .

3, The opposite is nearer the truth. One thinks of Amos the sheepherder, Socrates the stonemason, Omar the tentmaker . Jesus probably had his first revelations while doing humdrum carpentry work.

4, Although he was an apostle, he worked hard with his hands as a tentmaker , so that he did not become a burden on those to whom he preached.

5, The Apostle Paul, a former rabbi, worked with his own hands as a tentmaker and exhorted others to work "heartily, as to the Lord."