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Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God`s gospel for nothing?
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An Ironic 'Sin'
Commentators unanimously agree that Paul is using powerful irony. When he asks if he "committed a sin," he's referring to his refusal to accept payment from the Corinthians. His opponents twisted this act of selfless service into an accusation, suggesting it proved he wasn't a genuine apostle who had the right to be supported.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Have I committed an offence. Have I done wrong. Greek, "Have I committed a sin." There is a somewhat abrupt transition here from the previ…
In abasing myself (εμαυτον ταπεινων). Humbling myself by making tents for a living while preaching in Corinth. He is ironical stil…
19th Century
Anglican
Have I committed an offense (literally, a sin) in abasing myself...?—The rival teacher…
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Itinerant teachers of the Hellenistic age commonly gained their financial support by charging a fee for their instruction. Traveling teachers who w…
16th Century
Protestant
Have I committed an offense? His humility was used against him as a reproach, even though it was an excellence deserving of extraordinary …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Have I committed an offence in abasing myself Either by behaving among them, when he was first with them, in a very …
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It is far better to be plain in speech, yet walking openly and consistently with the gospel, than to be admired by thousands, and be lifted up in p…
13th Century
Catholic
Having described the zeal he had for the Corinthians and proved it reasonable, the Apostle now rejects their excuse. In this regard, he does two th…
