How were you less important than the other churches? The only difference was that I didn’t cause you any expense. Forgive me for that wrong!

除了我不累着你们这一件事，你们还有什么事不及别的教会呢？这不公之处，求你们饶恕我吧。

除了我不曾连累你们这一件事，你们还有什么事不及别的教会呢？这不公平之处，请你们饶恕我吧。

除了我不曾连累你们这一件事，你们还有什么事不及别的教会呢？这不公平之处，请你们饶恕我吧。

你们什么地方不及其他教会呢？我唯一“亏待”你们的地方就是没有成为你们的负担！希望各位原谅我的不公道！

除了我自己没有成为你们的重担以外，你们还有什么比不上别的教会呢？这一点委屈，请原谅我吧！

除了我自己没有成为你们的负担以外，你们所受的对待，到底有什么不如其他教会呢？请你们饶恕我这点不公平吧！

除了我不累着你們這一件事，你們還有甚麼事不及別的教會呢？這不公之處，求你們饒恕我吧。

除了我不曾連累你們這一件事，你們還有甚麼事不及別的教會呢？這不公平之處，請你們饒恕我吧。

除了我不曾連累你們這一件事，你們還有甚麼事不及別的教會呢？這不公平之處，請你們饒恕我吧。

你們什麼地方不及其他教會呢？我唯一「虧待」你們的地方就是沒有成為你們的負擔！希望各位原諒我的不公道！

除了我自己沒有成為你們的重擔以外，你們還有甚麼比不上別的教會呢？這一點委屈，請原諒我吧！

除了我本人不連累你們這一件事以外，你們還有甚麼被壓下、以致不如其餘的教會呢？這個委屈、你們饒恕我吧！

除了我自己沒有成為你們的負擔以外，你們所受的對待，到底有什麼不如其他教會呢？請你們饒恕我這點不公平吧！

爾何事不及他會耶、惟我不累爾而已、此不韙請恕我、○

爾何事不及他會耶、惟我不累爾、恕我矯情、

爾何事不及他教會乎、惟我不累爾、此不公之處、請爾恕我、

且爾等所受之寵惠、亦何一不如其他教會乎？有所不如者、其惟吾之不以生計相累乎？吾望爾等勿以此見罪！

How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

The only thing I failed to do, which I do in the other churches, was to become a financial burden to you. Please forgive me for this wrong!

So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!

For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong!

For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong.

So in what way were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except[ it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

Others have the right to receive help from you. Don’t we have even more right to do so? But we didn’t use that right. No, we have put up with everything. We didn’t want to keep the good news of Christ from spreading.

Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to do other work for a living? Are we the only ones who can’t just do the work of apostles all the time?

I preached God’s good news to you free of charge. When I did that, I was putting myself down in order to lift you up. Was this a sin?I received help from other churches so I could serve you. This was almost like robbing them.When I was with you and needed something, I didn’t cause you any expense. The believers who came from Macedonia gave me what I needed. I haven’t caused you any expense at all. And I won’t ever do it.

Now I am ready to visit you for the third time. I won’t cause you any expense. I don’t want what you have. What I really want is you. After all, children shouldn’t have to save up for their parents. Parents should save up for their children.

But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than allow anyone to take away my pride in my work.But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news!If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty.Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.