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2 Corinthians 8:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Corinthians 8:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 This we desire to avoid, that anyone blame us[a] about this lavish gift administered by us,
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- 8:20–22 That anyone blame us: 2 Cor 12:16–18 suggests that misunderstandings may indeed have arisen concerning Paul’s management of the collection through the messengers mentioned here, but those same verses seem to imply that the Corinthians by and large would recognize the honesty of Paul’s conduct in this area as in others (cf. 2 Cor 6:3).
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