2 Corinthians 11:7-15

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. 11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹¹  workers, disguising themselves ¹²  as apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself ¹³  as an angel of light. 11:15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves ¹⁴  as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. ¹⁵ 

[11:7]  ¹ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

[11:7]  ² tn Or “preached.”

[11:8]  ³ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).

[11:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:9]  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).

[11:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:10]  ⁷ tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).

[11:10]  ⁸ tn Or “silenced.”

[11:11]  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.

[11:12]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “an opportunity, so that they may be found just like us.”

[11:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “dishonest.”

[11:13]  ¹² tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

[11:14]  ¹³ tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”

[11:15]  ¹⁴ tn Or “also masquerade.”

[11:15]  ¹⁵ tn Or “their works.”