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2 Corinthians 12:16

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16But let it be. I have not been a burden to you, but because I* was crafty, I took you by cunning.

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  1. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now granted, I did not burden you; yet sly as I am, I took you in by deceit!

NLTNew Living Translation

Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.

KJV 1900King James Version

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.