2 Corinthians 8:20
aAvoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
NKJV: avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us—
ESV: We take this course so that no one should blame us about this generous gift that is being administered by us,
στελλόμενοι τοῦτο, μή τις ἡμᾶς μωμήσηται ἐν τῇ ἁδρότητι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν·
a:
1 Corinthians 16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 16:4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
Matthew 10:16 ¶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,