2 Corinthians 12:16

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!

But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit.

Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But they still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.

And why is it that I keep coming across these whiffs of gossip about how my self-support was a front behind which I worked an elaborate scam? Where's the evidence?

But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.

Let it be assumed that I did not burden you. Nevertheless (you say) since I was crafty, I took you in by deceit.

But be that as it may , I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning!

But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!