2 Corinthians 12:17 “Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?”

2 Corinthians 12:17

Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

World English Bible

Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?

American Standard Version

Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

Geneva Bible 1599

Did I pill you by any of them whom I sent vnto you?

Darby Translation

Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to you?

Young's Literal Translation

any one of those whom I have sent unto you — by him did I take advantage of you?

Bible in Basic English

Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

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Cross references

“Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?”

2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Kings 5:16 2 Kings 5:20–27 1 Corinthians 4:17 1 Corinthians 16:10

2 Corinthians 12:18 · BSB

I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

2 Kings 5:16 · BSB

But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.

2 Kings 5:20–27 · BSB

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

1 Corinthians 4:17 · BSB

That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

1 Corinthians 16:10 · BSB

If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

Also

2 Corinthians 9:5

2 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB

So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

18I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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