I did not myself burden you (εγω ου κατεβαρησα υμας). First aorist active of late verb καταβαρεω, to press a burden down on one. O…

But be it so. This is evidently a charge from his enemies, or at least a charge that it might be supposed they would make. Whether they ev…

But be it so, I did not burden you.—The pronoun is again emphatic. The word for “burden” is not the same as in [Reference…

Whether or not the Corinthians loved Paul the less for his intense love for them, all had to agree that he himself had not proved a financial strai…

But be it so. These words suggest that Paul had been blamed by malevolent persons, as if he had secretly obtained, through hired individua…

But be it so, I did not burden you
These words are not spoken by the apostle in his own person of himself, but in th…

We owe it to good people to stand up in the defense of their reputation. We are also under special obligations to acknowledge those from whom we ha…

Here, the Apostle shows that he is worthy of commendation for the good things he intends to do. He does three things:

1. He states his re…