2 Corinthians 11:5-7

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⁵Yet I consider myself in no way inferior to the [so-called] ^[a]super-apostles. ⁶But even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am not [untrained] in ^[b]knowledge [I know what I am talking about]; but we have made this evident to you in every way, in all things.

⁷Or did I [perhaps] sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted and honored, because I preached God’s gospel to you ^[c]free of charge?

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 11:5 This may be a sarcastic reference to the teachers of false doctrine (pseudo-apostles) who opposed Paul and tried to claim they had an association with the original twelve disciples.
2 Corinthians 11:6 Like the original Twelve, Paul received his knowledge of the gospel from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 11:7 Traveling philosophers and religious teachers (including the false apostles) customarily charged for their lectures. Paul’s reason for refusing support from this church is unclear.