They need not be apprehensive. He will be as financially independent of them as before. I shall not sponge on you. The motto of every real preacher . First aorist active of late verb katabarew , to press a burden down on one.
Good sense is skilful, bad sense cunning .
Only here in N.T. and Paul is quoting the word from his enemies . Instrumental case of dolos , bait to catch fish with. The enemies of Paul said that he was raising this big collection for himself. Moffatt has done well to put these charges in quotation marks to make it plain to readers that Paul is ironical. Paul goes right to the point without hedging.