II Corinthians 11:7
“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 11:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for nought?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Perhaps you say that I did wrong in humbling myself that you might be exalted — I mean because I told you God’s good news without payment.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Oder habe ich eine Sünde begangen, indem ich mich selbst erniedrigte, auf daß ihr erhöht würdet, weil ich euch das Evangelium Gottes umsonst verkündigt habe?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Pequé yo humillándome á mí mismo, para que vosotros fueseis ensalzados, porque os he predicado el evangelio de Dios de balde?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Por acaso pequei ao humilhar a mim mesmo, para que vós fôsseis exaltados, por eu ter vos anunciado gratuitamente o Evangelho de Deus?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Acaso pequei, humilhando a mim mesmo para que fôsseis exaltados? Porque gratuitamente vos preguei o evangelho de Deus.
📖 II Corinthians 11:7 in Context
5For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
6But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
8I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
9And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
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