This verse is sometimes misinterpreted as Paul claiming personal sinless perfection, whereas it specifically defends his apostolic actions and treatment of the Corinthians without harm; others wrongly use it to demand unquestioning acceptance of leaders today, ignoring the context of Paul's proven track record, emotional prior letter, and the need for genuine repentance and reconciliation in the church.
II Corinthians 7:2
King James Version (1769)
2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
Paul appeals to the Corinthian believers to fully embrace him and his fellow ministers, confidently declaring his integrity by stating he has wronged no one, corrupted no one, and defrauded no one, which underscores his blameless conduct in ministry and his earnest desire for mutual openness and restored fellowship amid past tensions.