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NASB					2 Cor 11:7 ¶ Or²²²⁸ ^Adid I commit⁴¹⁶⁰ a sin²⁶⁶ in humbling⁵⁰¹³ myself¹⁶⁸³ so²⁴⁴³ that you might be exalted⁵³¹², because³⁷⁵⁴ I preached²⁰⁹⁷ the ^Bgospel²⁰⁹⁸ of God²³¹⁶ to you ^Cwithout¹⁴³¹ charge¹⁴³¹?
AMPLIFIED 2015					2 Cor 11:7 ¶ Or did I [perhaps] sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted and honored, because I preached God's gospel to you ¹free of charge?

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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Traveling philosophers and religious teachers (including the false apostles) customarily charged for their lectures. Paul's reason for refusing support from this church is unclear.

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2 Cor 12:13 For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

Rom 1:1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

Acts 18:3 and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

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266

hamartia; from 264; a sin, failure:--sin(96), sinful(2), sins(75).

1431

dôrea; from 1325; a gift:--freely(1), gift(12), needlessly(1), without a cause(1), without charge(1), without cost(2), without paying(1).

1683

emautou; gen. reflex. pron. from 1700 and 846; of myself:--myself(24), own(2), own initiative(6), own sake(1).

2097

euaggelizô; from 2095 and 32a; to announce good news:--bring...good news(2), bring good news(1), brought...good news(1), good news(5), good news preached(2), gospel(2), gospel preached(2), preach(4), preach the gospel(11), preach...a gospel(1), preach...the good news(1), preached(11), preached the gospel(4), preaching(8), preaching the good news(1), preaching the gospel(4), preaching...a gospel(1).

2098

euaggelion; from the same as 2097; good news:--good news(1), gospel(73), gospel's(2).

2228

ê; a prim. conjunc. used disjunctively or cptv.; or, than:--either(4), nor(1), or(282), or else(4), other than(1), rather(1), rather than(2), than(36), than...or(1), whether(1).

2316

theos; of unc. or.; God, a god:--divinely(1), God(1267), god(6), God's(27), God-fearing(1), godly(2), godly*(1), gods(8), Lord(1).

2443

hina; a prim. conjunc. denoting purpose, definition or result; in order that, that, so that:--fear*(2), order(23), otherwise*(3), result(1), so(306), so*(12), why*(3).

3754

hoti; conjunc. from neut. of 3748; that, because:--because(212), fact(3), how(2), saying(1), since(10), so(1), then(1), though(1), what(1).

4160

poieô; a prim. word; to make, do:--accomplished(1), act(4), acted(3), acting(1), acts(2), appointed(3), away*(1), bear(5), bearing(1), bears(3), become(1), bore(1), bring(1), bring...to pass(1), bring about(2), bringing(1), brings forth(1), call(1), carried(1), carries(1), carry(1), cause(3), causes(2), causing(1), commit(2), commits(2), committed(4), composed(1), consider(1), created things(1), dealt(1), did(33), did...do(2), do(170), does(16), does...do(1), doing(38), done(43), establishing(1), execute(4), exercises(1), expose*(1), formed(1), formed a conspiracy(1), forms(1), gave(4), give(4), gives(1), giving(1), have(2), have kept(1), having(1), held(1), indulging(1), keep(3), keeps(1), kept(1), made(38), make(47), makes(7), making(9), observe(2), offer(1), offering(1), perform(4), performed(8), performing(7), performs(1), practice(5), practices(11), practicing(1), present(1), proceeding(1), produce(3), produced(1), produces(2), producing(1), provide(1), put(1), satisfy*(1), setting(1), show(2), showed(1), shown(1), spend(1), spent(4), took(1), treat(6), treated(1), weaker(1), worked(1), working(1).

5013

tapeinoô; from 5011; to make low, fig. to humble:--brought low(1), get along(1), humble(2), humble means(1), humbled(4), humbles(4), humbling(1), humiliate(1).

5312

hupsoô; from 5311; to lift or raise up, to exalt, uplift:--exalt(2), exalted(9), exalts(3), lift(1), lifted(4), made...great(1).

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