2 Corinthians 2:11

2:11 so that we may not be exploited ¹  by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

2 Corinthians 7:2

7:2 Make room for us in your hearts; ²  we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, ³  we have exploited no one. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 12:17-18

12:17 I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I? ⁵  12:18 I urged Titus to visit you ⁶  and I sent our ⁷  brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? ⁸  Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way? ⁹ 

[2:11]  ¹ tn Or “be taken advantage of.”

[7:2]  ² tn The phrase “in your hearts” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[7:2]  ³ tn “We have ruined no one” may refer to financial loss (“we have caused no one to suffer financial loss”) but it may also refer to the undermining of faith (“we have corrupted no one’s faith,”). Both options are mentioned in L&N 20.23.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Or “we have taken advantage of no one.”

[12:17]  ³ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “have I?” at the end of the clause. The question is rhetorical.

[12:18]  ⁴ tn The words “to visit you” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern reader.

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “the.”

[12:18]  ⁶ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “did he?” at the end of the clause.

[12:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “[Did we not walk] in the same tracks?” This is an idiom that means to imitate someone else or to behave as they do. Paul’s point is that he and Titus have conducted themselves in the same way toward the Corinthians. If Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians, then neither did Paul.