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2 Corinthians 12:17

Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

KJV

μή τινα ὧν ἀπέσταλκα πρὸς ὑμᾶς, δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐπλεονέκτησα ὑμᾶς;

Greek NT

Numquid per aliquem eorum, quod misi ad vos, circumveni vos ?

Vulgate

Did I take advantage of you by any one of them whom I have sent unto you?

ASV

Did I overreach you by any of them whom I sent to you?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πλεονεκτέω
pleonekteo
verb · 5×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
verb · 131×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 2:5 — For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
  • 2Pet 2:3 — And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
  • Gen 31:32 — With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.