11:7-11 Why did Paul not seek financial assistance from the Corinthian church?
11:7-11 Why did Paul not seek financial assistance from the Corinthian church?
Paul could have exercised his right to be financially supported by the Corinthian church, but it was more important to him to win souls to Christ than to exercise that right (CP 1Cor 9:1-18).
Paul allowed the Macedonian church to support him as their missionary in Corinth, but not the Corinthians themselves, so he could cut off the occasion for his enemies in Corinth - the false apostles - to slander him (CP 2Cor 11:12-15).
When Paul said he "robbed" other churches to minister to the Corinthians in V 8 he simply meant that the other churches received no direct benefit from the financial support they gave him, and the Macedonians themselves were financially worse off than the Corinthians (CP 8:1-4).
11:23-29 See comments on 2Cor 12:7