7 Was it a sin for me to lower myself in order to elevate you by preaching the gospel of God to you free of charge?

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?

7 Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

7 Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

7 I preached God’s Good News to you without pay. I made myself unimportant to make you important. Do you think that was wrong?

7 Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for nought?

7 Have I committed sin, abasing myself in order that ye might be exalted, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings of God?

7 Did I commit a sin when I humbled myself by telling you the Good News of God free of charge so that you could become important?

7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

7 Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I proclaimed God’s good news to you free of charge?

7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself in order that you may be exalted, because I proclaimed the gospel of God to you without payment?

7 When I preached God’s good news to you free of charge, I put myself down in order to lift you up. Was that a sin?

7 Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?