2 Corinthians 11:8
Strong's Lexicon
I robbed
ἐσύλησα (esylēsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4813: To rob, plunder, strip. From a derivative of sullo; to despoil.

other
ἄλλας (allas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different.

churches
ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.

by accepting
λαβὼν (labōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

[their] support
ὀψώνιον (opsōnion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3800: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the same as opsarion; rations for a soldier, i.e. his stipend or pay.

in order
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

to serve
διακονίαν (diakonian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1248: Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. From diakonos; attendance; figuratively aid, service.

you.
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.

Young's Literal Translation
other assemblies I did rob, having taken wages, for your ministration;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to minister to you.

New American Standard Bible
I robbed other churches by taking wages [from] [them] to serve you;

King James Bible
I robbed other churches, taking wages [of them], to do you service.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so as to serve you.

New Living Translation
I "robbed" other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost.

English Standard Version
I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

New American Standard Bible
I robbed other churches by taking wages from them to serve you;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to minister to you.

International Standard Version
I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

NET Bible
I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you!

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
other assemblies I did rob, having taken wages, for your ministration;
















Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:12
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

1 Corinthians 9:6
Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

Philippians 4:15
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

Philippians 4:18
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2 Corinthians 11:7
Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

2 Corinthians 11:6
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

2 Corinthians 11:5
For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

2 Corinthians 11:9
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

2 Corinthians 11:10
As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

2 Corinthians 11:11
Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
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