Ethan LonghenryWhen I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so (2 Corinthians 11:9).
In 2 Corinthians 7:7-11, Paul felt compelled to defend his decision to not be a burden to the Corinthian Christians and receive #support from elsewhere to preach and minister in their midst.
Apparently this had been used as a weapon against him, but he would not be made ashamed of it.
Paul had his reasons for not wanting to receive support from the Corinthian Christians, and it probably did not speak well regarding the Corinthians.