2 CORINTHIANS 12:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.”
How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a financial burden to you? Forgive me this wrong! — Paul's *irony*: his *refusal* to accept support is presented as a *potential slight*, a *hamartía*, wrong. Yet *precisely this* demonstrates his *love*. The Corinthians should have *recognized* his *self-denial* as *apostolic credential*.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 12:13
“For what is there wherein you were made inferior to the rest of the Churches?” 'You were partakers,' he says, 'of no less grace than the others.' But perhaps some one will say, 'What can be the reason that he turns the discourse upon the Apostles, abandoning the contest against the false Apostles?' Because he is desirous to erect their spirits yet further, and to show that he is not only superior to them, but not even inferior to the great Apostles. Therefore, surely, when…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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