2 Corinthians 11:7-12

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ¹  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ²  the gospel of God to you free of charge? 11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ³  11:9 When ⁴  I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. ⁵  I ⁶  kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so. 11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine ⁷  will not be stopped ⁸  in the regions of Achaia. 11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! ⁹  11:12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals ¹⁰  in the things they boast about.

¹ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

² tn Or “preached.”

³ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).

⁴ tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).

⁶ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁷ tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).

⁸ tn Or “silenced.”

⁹ tn Grk “God knows!” The words “I do” are supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁰ tn Grk “an opportunity, so that they may be found just like us.”