Catholic Public Domain Version
"For what is there that you have had which is less than the other churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this injury."
— 2 Corinthians 12:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.”
“For what is there wherein ye were made inferior to the rest of the churches, except it be that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this wrong. ”
“For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.”
“For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!”
“For what is there that you have had less than the other churches but that I myself was not burthensome to you? Pardon me this injury.”
“For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.”
“For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.”
Because of this, I am pleased in my infirmity: in reproaches, in difficulties, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am powerful.
I have become foolish; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you. For I have been nothing less than those who claim to be above the measure of Apostles, even though I am nothing.
And the seal of my Apostleship has been set over you, with all patience, with signs and wonders and miracles.
For what is there that you have had which is less than the other churches, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this injury.
Behold, this is the third time I have prepared to come to you, and yet I will not be a burden to you. For I am seeking not the things that are yours, but you yourselves. And neither should the children store up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
And so, very willingly, I will spend and exhaust myself for the sake of your souls, loving you more, while being loved less.
And so be it. I have not burdened you, but instead, being astute, I obtained you by guile.