⁷ Have I committed an offence in humbling myself that ye might be exalted because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

⁸ I deprived the other congregations, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} taking wages of them, to do you service.

⁹ And when I was present with you and had need, I was not a burden to any of you, for that which was lacking to me was supplied by the brethren which came from Macedonia; and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.