"Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?"
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After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
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.
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
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:
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.
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:
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.
Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?
Have I committed sin, abasing myself in order that *ye* might be exalted, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings of God?
Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God without reward?
Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Gospel free of charge?
The sin did I do -- myself humbling that ye might be exalted, because freely the good news of God I did proclaim to you?