Discovery Box2 Corinthians 11:7-9 
Context11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself 1 so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed 2 the gospel of God to you free of charge? 11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! 3 11:9 When 4 I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. 5 I 6 kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.
1 sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.
2 tn Or “preached.”
3 sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).
4 tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.
5 tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).
6 tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.
