2 Corinthians 11:8–9

11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you!17 11:9 When18 I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs.19 I20 kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

17	sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).
18	tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.
19	tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elthontes) is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).
20	tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.