Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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2 Corinthians 11:7
Have I—literally, "OR have I?" Connected with II Corinthians 11:6, "Or will any of you make it an objection that I have preached to you gratuitously?" He leaves their good feeling to give the answer, that this, so far from being an objection, was a decided superiority in him above the false apostles (I Corinthians 9:6-15).
abasing myself—in my mode of living, waiving my right of maintenance, and earning it by manual labor; perhaps with slaves as his fellow laborers (Acts 18:3; Philippians 4:12).
ye . . . exalted—spiritually, by your admission to Gospel privileges.
because—"in that."
gospel of God—"of God" implies its divine glory to which they were admitted.
freely—"without charge."
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