5 I think I am as good as any of those super apostles.
6 I may not speak as well as they do, but I know as much. And this has already been made perfectly clear to you.
7 Was it wrong for me to lower myself and honour you by preaching God's message free of charge?
8 I robbed other churches by taking money from them to serve you.
9 Even when I was in need, I still didn't bother you. In fact, some of the Lord's followers from Macedonia brought me what I needed. I have not been a burden to you in the past, and I will never be a burden.
10 As surely as I speak the truth about Christ, no one in Achaia can stop me from boasting about this.
11 And it isn't because I don't love you. God himself knows how much I do love you.