2 Corinthians 11:7 · KJV
“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?”
— 2 Corinthians 11:7
But though {I be} rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
I robbed other churches, taking wages {of them}, to do you service.
2 Corinthians 11 — Context
For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
6But though {I be} rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
8I robbed other churches, taking wages {of them}, to do you service.
9And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all {things} I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and {so} will I keep {myself}.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 12:13
For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except {it be} that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
1 Corinthians 4:10-12
We {are} fools for Christ's sake, but ye {are} wise in Christ; we {are} weak, but ye {are} strong; ye {are} honourable, but we {are} despised.
1 Corinthians 9:6
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}
1 Corinthians 9:14-18
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
2 Thessalonians 3:8
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Acts 20:34
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.