2 Corinthians 11:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them that I might minister unto you;

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Other churches I have robbed by accepting [more than their share of] support for my ministry [from them in order] to serve you.

American Standard Version (1901)

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them that I might minister unto you;

Common English Bible

I robbed other churches by taking a salary from them in order to serve you!

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have taken from other churches, receiving a stipend from them to the benefit of your ministry.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

I have taken from other churches, receiving wages of them for your ministry.

2 Corinthians 11:8 Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:12

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

1 Corinthians 9:6

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

2 Corinthians 11:9

and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

Philippians 4:18

But I have all things, and abound: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.