2 Corinthians 12:17 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 12:17

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

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ASV

Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

WEB

Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

YLT

any one of those whom I have sent unto you--by him did I take advantage of you?

DBT

Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to you?

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
Genesis 31:32
With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
1 Corinthians 16:10
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

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I answer this lying accusation by appealing to plain fact. Did I make a gain of you by Titus - Or any other of my messengers? It should be carefully observed, that St. Paul does not allow, but absolutely denies, that he had caught them with guile; so that the common plea for guile, which has been often drawn from this text, is utterly without foundation.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

If it should be objected by any that though he did not himself burden them, yet, being crafty, he caught them with guile, that is, he sent those among them who pillaged them, and afterwards he shared with them in the profit: "This was not so," says the apostle;

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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