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2 Corinthians 12:17

15 And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

16 Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

19 Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
KJV
Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
WEB
Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?
ASV
Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?
DARBY
Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to you?
BLB
By any of whom I have sent to you⁺, did I take advantage of you⁺ by him?
ÅB
Søkte jeg vel vinning av dere ved noen av dem som jeg sendte til dere?
OTB
Sannelig, jeg har ikke utnyttet dere gjennom noen av dem jeg har sendt til dere, har jeg?
B1930
Søkte jeg vel vinning av eder ved nogen av dem som jeg sendte til eder?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 16:10

    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

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  • 2 Kings 5:16

    But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:17

    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:18

    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

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  • 2 Kings 5:20–27

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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