I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

我所差到你们那里去的人，我藉着他们一个人占过你们的便宜吗？

我所差遣到你们那里去的人，我何曾藉着他们中的任何人占过你们的便宜呢？

我所差遣到你们那里去的人，我何曾藉着他们中的任何人占过你们的便宜呢？

请问，在我派到你们那里的人当中，我借着谁占过你们的便宜呢？

我派到你们那里去的人，我藉着谁占过你们的便宜？

难道我曾经藉着派到你们那里去的人，对不起你们吗？

我所差到你們那裏去的人，我藉着他們一個人佔過你們的便宜嗎？

我所差遣到你們那裏去的人，我何曾藉着他們中的任何人佔過你們的便宜呢？

我所差遣到你們那裏去的人，我何曾藉着他們中的任何人佔過你們的便宜呢？

請問，在我派到你們那裡的人當中，我藉著誰佔過你們的便宜呢？

我派到你們那裡去的人，我藉著誰佔過你們的便宜？

我所差遣到你們那裏去的人、我何曾藉着其中的哪一位去佔你們的便宜呢？

難道我曾經藉著派到你們那裡去的人，對不起你們嗎？

遣人就爾、豈因之賺爾乎、

然吾豈遣人取爾財乎、

然我遣人就爾、曾藉誰取爾財乎、

然則吾豈曾假所遣之人、佔爾便宜耶？

Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you?

Did I take advantage of you through any of the men I sent to you?

Did I take advantage of you through any of those whom I sent to you?

But how? Did any of the men I sent to you take advantage of you?

Did I take advantage of you by any of those I sent you?

Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I?

Did I take advantage of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

Did I take advantage of you by anyone I sent you?

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

Did I take advantage of you by anyone of those whom I have sent to you?

For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

But Elisha replied,“ As certainly as the LORD lives( whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.

I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?

Gehazi, the prophet Elisha’s servant, thought,“ Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the LORD lives, I will run after him and accept something from him.”So Gehazi ran after Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked,“ Is everything all right?”He answered,“ Everything is fine. My master sent me with this message,‘ Look, two servants of the prophets just arrived from the Ephraimite hill country. Please give them a talent of silver and two suits of clothes.’”Naaman said,“ Please accept two talents of silver. He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi.When he arrived at the hill, he took them from the servants and put them in the house. Then he sent the men on their way.When he came and stood before his master, Elisha asked him,“ Where have you been, Gehazi?” He answered,“ Your servant hasn’t been anywhere.”Elisha replied,“ I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.

Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.