2Ki 5:16, 20, 2Cor 11:8-12, 12:11-15 | ESV | STEP | But he said , As the Lord lives , before whom I stand , I will receive none . And he urged him to take it, but he refused .

2 Kings 5:16

16 But he said, ^a“As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, ^bI will receive none.” And he urged him to take it, but he refused.

2 Kings 5:20

20 ^cGehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. ^dAs the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

2 Corinthians 11:8-12

8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and was ^ein need, ^fI did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia ^gsupplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain ^hfrom burdening you in any way. 10 ⁱAs the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine ^jwill not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 And why? ^kBecause I do not love you? ^lGod knows I do!

12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, ^min order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do.

2 Corinthians 12:11-15

Concern for the Corinthian Church

11 ⁿI have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was ^onot at all inferior to these super-apostles, ^peven though I am nothing. 12 ^qThe signs of a true apostle were performed among you ^rwith utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works. 13 For in what were you less favored than the rest of the churches, except that ^sI myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong!

14 Here ^tfor the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for ^uI seek not what is yours but you. For ^vchildren are not obligated to save up for their parents, but ^wparents for their children. 15 ^xI will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If ^yI love you more, am I to be loved less?