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But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.
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Quoting His Critics
Commentators are unanimous that Paul is not admitting to being deceitful. Instead, he is sarcastically quoting a slanderous accusation from his opponents. They were essentially saying, 'Fine, Paul didn't take our money himself, but being the crafty person he is, he tricked us into giving it through other means.' Paul states their charge in order to refute it.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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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…
16th Century
Protestant
But be it so. These words suggest that Paul had been blamed by malevolent persons, as if he had secretly obtained, through hired individua…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the Apostle shows that he is worthy of commendation for the good things he intends to do. He does three things:
