2 Corintios 11:8

8 De hecho, despojé a otras iglesias al recibir de ellas ayuda para servirles a ustedes.

2 Corintios 11:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:8

I robbed other churches
Meaning the churches of Macedonia; not that what he had of them was by force and rapine, or by plundering of them, and spoiling of their substance, and living upon them against their wills, as soldiers use a conquered people, though the allusion is to such a custom; for what he had of theirs was freely communicated to him; as appears from the following verse: but because these churches from whom he received were poor, and the Corinthians whom he served were rich, he calls it a robbing of the former, though there was no injury in the case, for it was voluntary, because it was expended for the service of the latter:

taking wages of them to do you service;
or "for your ministry"; either to supply their poor, or rather to support the ministry of the Gospel among them. The apostle continues the metaphor, taken from soldiers, to whom wages are due for their warfare; as are also to the ministers of the Gospel, the good soldiers of Jesus Christ; since no man goes a warfare at his own charges and expense but is for by those in whose service he is: and therefore, though the apostle did not think it advisable to ask for, and insist upon wages from them at that time, for his service among them, yet he took it of others in lieu of it; and this he mentions, partly to show that wages were due to him for his ministry, and partly to observe to them who they were beholden to for the support of the Gospel at first among them; as also to stir them up to be serviceable to other churches, as others had been to them.

2 Corintios 11:8 In-Context

6 Quizás yo sea un mal orador, pero tengo conocimiento. Esto se lo hemos demostrado a ustedes de una y mil maneras.

7 ¿Es que cometí un pecado al humillarme yo para enaltecerlos a ustedes, predicándoles el evangelio de Dios gratuitamente?

8 De hecho, despojé a otras iglesias al recibir de ellas ayuda para servirles a ustedes.

9 Cuando estuve entre ustedes y necesité algo, no fui una carga para nadie, ya que los hermanos que llegaron de Macedonia suplieron mis necesidades. He evitado serles una carga en cualquier sentido, y seguiré evitándolo.

10 Es tan cierto que la verdad de Cristo está en mí, como lo es que nadie en las regiones de Acaya podrá privarme de este motivo de orgullo.