Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? |
Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? |
Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge? |
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? |
But did I perhaps make a mistake and do you a wrong in debasing and cheapening myself so that you might be exalted and enriched in dignity and honor and happiness, by preaching God’s Gospel without expense to you? |
Or, did I commit a sin in humbling myself [in supporting myself making tents] in order that you might be exalted [in spiritual privileges] because I preached the good news of God to you without charge? |
Perhaps I made a mistake in lowering myself (though I did it to raise you up) by preaching the gospel of God without a fee? |
Did I do wrong in taking a lowly place to let you have an exalted one, in that I preached the good news about God to you without accepting any pay? |
- 2228 Have I committed 4160 an offence 266 in abasing 5013 myself 1683 that 2443 ye 5210 might be exalted, 5312 because 3754 I have preached 2097 to you 5213 the 3588 gospel 2098 of God 2316 freely? 1432 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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