Study it in the app“And when I was present with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need; and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself so.”
Andκαὶwhen I was presentπαρὼνwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶwas in need,ὑστερηθεὶςI did notοὐburdenκατενάρκησαanyone;οὐθενόςforγὰρthe brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶwho cameἐλθόντεςfromἀπὸMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςsuppliedπροσανεπλήρωσανmy need;τὸ ὑστέρημά μουandκαὶinἐνeverythingπαντὶI keptἐτήρησαmyselfἐμαυτὸνfrom being a burdenἀβαρῆto you,ὑμῖνandκαὶwill keep myself so.τηρήσω
be present
To be in person in the same place as others.
Where else “parōn” appearslack
To lack something, be in need.
Where else “hysterētheis” appearsbe a burden
Be a burden to someone, live at their expense.
Where else “katenarkēsa” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appearsMacedonia
See it on the mapWhere else “Makedonias” appearssupply fully
Supply fully, fill up what is lacking.
Where else “prosaneplērōsan” appearslack, need
What is lacking, need, poverty; also a shortcoming.
Where else “hysterēma” appearsguard
To protect, watch over, or set aside for later.
Where else “etērēsa” appearsmyself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appearsnot burdensome
Not burdensome, without weighing on anyone.
Where else “abarē” appearsMacedonia
Today: northern Greece, plus North Macedonia and Bulgaria
A region of northern Greece, by the north of the Aegean Sea.
Paul saw in a vision a man begging, "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). There he started the assemblies in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 16–17).
8I robbed other assemblies by taking wages from them for serving you.
9 · This verse (above)
10As the truth of the Messiah is in me, this boasting will not be silenced for me in the regions of Achaia.
