2 Corinthians 11:7

English Standard Version

7 Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God’s gospel to you free of charge? (Ac 18:3; 2Co 12:13) 

New International Version

7 Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge? 

New International Reader’s Version

7 I preached God’s good news to you free of charge. When I did that, I was putting myself down in order to lift you up. Was this a sin? 

King James Version

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? 

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