Footnote

a It is noteworthy that highly educated apostle Paul chose to support himself in the ministry by means of tentmaking, a trade that he likely learned from his father. Tentmaking was not easy work. The goat-​hair cloth used, called cilicium, tended to be stiff and rough, making it difficult to cut and sew.​—Acts 18:1-3; 22:3; Philippians 3:7, 8.