2 Corinthians 12:16

16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!

2 Corinthians 12:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
ESV
16 But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.
NLT
16 Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.
MSG
16 And why is it that I keep coming across these whiffs of gossip about how my self-support was a front behind which I worked an elaborate scam? Where's the evidence?
CSB
16 Now granted, I have not burdened you; yet sly as I am, I took you in by deceit!

2 Corinthians 12:16 In-Context

14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?
16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!
17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you?
18 I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Corinthians 11:9
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