<p>11:8 <em>I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you</em>- Accepting support from other churches was hardly robbing them, and the idea of robbing holy places / churches was particularly viewed as the language of sacrilege (Rom. 2:22). Paul uses this particularly arresting term to grab attention, but it is also true to say that he was exaggerating his case, as so often in his very emotionally charged relationship with the Corinthians. His refusal to take money from the Corinthians is presented as a self-abasement; but his decision must be tempered against the fact that he did in fact take support from others, just not Corinth.</p><p><em>Took wages</em>- See on Acts 20:24 <em>The ministry that I received</em>.</p><p>2 Cor. 11:8-15, when properly translated, perhaps reflects Paul at his angriest and most abrasive: &ldquo;I robbed other churches an exaggeration, getting money from them to be a minister to you...as the truth of Christ is in me- I swear that this reason to be proud will not be stopped as long as I work in the area of Achaia You ask me why do I do this? Do you think it&rsquo;s because I don&rsquo;t love you? God knows I do It&rsquo;s because what I do- and I am going to go on doing it- shuts up some people who are trying to pretend they are as good as we are, those fakes Such apostles are treacherous workmen. They deck themselves out as apostles of Christ and it&rsquo;s no wonder people are fooled&hellip; but they&rsquo;ll get what&rsquo;s coming to them&rdquo;. Even through the barrier of words, time, culture and distance, the abrasion of Paul in full-flow comes down through the centuries. This was hardly the promised approach in the meekness and gentleness of Christ (10:1), which all goes to show that 2 Corinthians is written as a flow of consciousness letter- which explains many of the apparent contradictions and tensions within it.</p>