2 CORINTHIANS 11:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?”
Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge? — Paul worked with his hands (*ergázomai*, labor; see Acts 18:3) rather than accepting *apocha*, support, from the Corinthians. To the worldly-minded, this appears *tapeinoó*, degrading. Yet *voluntary poverty* is the *mark* of authentic apostleship, echoing Christ's *kenosis*.
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