2 Corinthians 7:2

Paul returned to his appeal for the Corinthians’ full affection (2 Corinthians 6:11-13) claiming no fault toward the Corinthians on three counts (2 Corinthians 7:2). He had done no wrong to anyone, had not led anyone astray, nor had he deceived anyone for his own advantage. Paul used the literary devices of anaphoria (beginning each of the three clauses with the same word in Greek) and homoioptoton (using verbs that have the same ending, here amen). This wordplay added emotional force to his affirmation.