2 Corinthians 11:7

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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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And I myself, Paul, beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ; I, who indeed to look upon am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

For what is it in which you were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.

And after these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised.

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no authority whether not to work?

For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you.

neither did we eat any man's bread freely, but we worked with labor and travail night and day, so that we might not be heavy on any of you