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Selected Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:17 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
2Co 12:17	Strong Concordance	Did I make a gain [4122] [3361] of you [5209] by [1223] any [5100] of them [846] whom [3739] I sent [649] unto [4314] you [5209]?
	King James	Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Paul's reply: You know well I did not. My associates were as distinterested as myself. An important rule to all who would influence others for good.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Paul's reply: You know well I did not. My associates were as distinterested as myself. An important rule to all who would influence others for good.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Did I make a gain ... - In refuting this slander, Paul appeals boldly to the facts, and to what they knew. "Same the man," says he, "who has thus defrauded you under my instructions. If the charge is well-founded, let him be specified, and let the mode in which it was done be distinctly stated." The phrase "make a gain" (from πλεονεκτέω pleonekteō), means properly to have an advantage; then to take advantage, to seek unlawful gain. Here Paul asks whether he had defrauded them by means of anyone whom he had sent to them.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Did I make a gain ... - In refuting this slander, Paul appeals boldly to the facts, and to what they knew. "Same the man," says he, "who has thus defrauded you under my instructions. If the charge is well-founded, let him be specified, and let the mode in which it was done be distinctly stated." The phrase "make a gain" (from πλεονεκτέω pleonekteō), means properly to have an advantage; then to take advantage, to seek unlawful gain. Here Paul asks whether he had defrauded them by means of anyone whom he had sent to them.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
I answer this lying accusation by appealing to plain fact. Did I make a gain of you by Titus - Or any other of my messengers? You know the contrary. It should be carefully observed, that St. Paul does not allow, but absolutely denies, that he had caught them with guile; so that the common plea for guile, which has been often drawn from this text, is utterly without foundation.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

I answer this lying accusation by appealing to plain fact. Did I make a gain of you by Titus - Or any other of my messengers? You know the contrary. It should be carefully observed, that St. Paul does not allow, but absolutely denies, that he had caught them with guile; so that the common plea for guile, which has been often drawn from this text, is utterly without foundation.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Did I make a gain of you - Did any person I ever sent to preach the Gospel to you, or help you in your Christian course, ever get any thing from you for me? Produce the proof if you can.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Did I make a gain of you - Did any person I ever sent to preach the Gospel to you, or help you in your Christian course, ever get any thing from you for me? Produce the proof if you can.

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