<p>11:9- see on 2 Cor. 13:4.</p><p><em>And when I was present with you and was in want- </em>His time of &quot;want&quot; in Corinth was part of being &quot;abased&quot; whilst there amongst them (:7). The same word is translated &quot;destitute&quot; in Heb. 11:37. If he had asked for support or accepted it from the local Corinthians, the implication is that this abasement and want would have been avoided. Perhaps he was indeed destitute, until the Macedonians got assistance to him. &quot;In want&quot; is the Greek word translated &quot;inferior&quot; in :5. Paul was not at all lacking behind the so called &quot;apostles&quot;; but he had been lacking in material things. And that was his qualification as a true apostle. The fact Paul clearly at times had money, and came from a wealthy background, makes all the more impressive his being destitute and &quot;abased&quot; for the Gospel.</p><p><em>I was not a burden on anyone. For the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied all my needs; indeed in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I remain</em>- Paul had the same policy in Thessalonica where he also resisted being burdensome (1 Thess. 2:6 s.w.). Acts 18:3 says that Paul worked in Corinth as a tentmaker when he first arrived there. The fact his needs had to be supplied by the Macedonians would indicate that he was unable to continue being self-supporting in this way, presumably because of an economic blockade against him organized by the Jews.</p>