SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:8
He sacado de las otras Iglesias, recibiendo salario para ministraros a vosotros.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 11:8
Verse 8. I robbed other Churches] This part of the sentence is explained by the latter, taking wages to do you service. The word oywnion signifies the pay of money and provisions given daily to a Roman soldier. As if he had said: I received food and raiment, the bare necessaries of life, from other Churches while labouring for your salvation. Will you esteem this a crime?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 8. I robbed other churches , etc..] Meaning the churches of Macedonia; not that what he had of them was by force and rapine, or by plundering of them, and spoiling of their substance, and living upon them against their wills, as soldiers use a conquered people, though the allusion is to such a custom; for what he had of theirs was freely communicated to him; as appears from the following verse: but because these churches from whom he received were poor, and the Corinthians whom he served were rich, he calls it a robbing of the former, though there was no injury in the case, for it was voluntary, because it was expended for the service of the latter: taking wages of them to do you service ; or for your ministry; either to supply their poor, or rather to support the ministry of the Gospel among them. The apostle continues the metaphor, taken from soldiers, to whom wages are due for their warfare; as are also to the ministers of the Gospel, the good soldiers of Jesus Christ; since no man goes a warfare at his own charges and expense but is for by those in whose service he is: and therefore, though the apostle did not think it advisable to ask for, and insist upon wages from them at that time, for his service among them, yet he took it of others in lieu of it; and this he mentions, partly to show that wages were due to him for his ministry, and partly to observe to them who they were beholden to for the support of the Gospel at first among them; as also to stir them up to be serviceable to other churches, as others had been to them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5-15 - It is far better to be plain in speech, yet walking openly an consistently with the gospel, than to be admired by thousands, and be lifted up in pride, so as to disgrace the gospel by evil tempers an unholy lives. The apostle would not give room for any to accuse him of worldly designs in preaching the gospel, that others who opposed him a Corinth, might not in this respect gain advantage against him Hypocrisy may be looked for, especially when we consider the grea power which Satan, who rules in the hearts of the children of disobedience, has upon the minds of many. And as there are temptation to evil conduct, so there is equal danger on the other side. It serve Satan's purposes as well, to set up good works against the atonement of Christ, and salvation by faith and grace. But the end will discove those who are deceitful workers; their work will end in ruin. Sata will allow his ministers to preach either the law or the gospe separately; but the law as established by faith in Christ' righteousness and atonement, and the partaking of his Spirit, is the test of every false system.
Greek Textus Receptus
αλλας 243 A-APF εκκλησιας 1577 N-APF εσυλησα 4813 5656 V-AAI-1S λαβων 2983 5631 V-2AAP-NSM οψωνιον 3800 N-ASN προς 4314 PREP την 3588 T-ASF υμων 5216 P-2GP διακονιαν 1248 N-ASF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
8. I robbed (esulhsa). Only here in the New Testament, though it appears in the verb iJerosulew to commit sacrilege, Rom. ii. 22, and in iJerosuloi robbers of churches, Acts xix. 37. Originally to strip off, as arms from a slain foe, and thence, generally, to rob, plunder, with the accompanying notion of violence. Paul thus strongly expresses the fact that he had accepted from other churches more than their share, that he might not draw on the Corinthians.Wages (oywnion). See on Rom. vi. 23.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
11:8 {I robbed} (esulesa). Old verb to despoil, strip arms from a slain foe, only here in N.T. He allowed other churches to do more than their share. {Taking wages} (labwn oywnion). For oywnion see on 1Co 9:7; Ro 6:17. He got his "rations" from other churches, not from Corinth while there.
