4but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
4but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
1 Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,
2 for he says, |At an acceptable time I listened to you, in a day of salvation I helped you.| Behold, now is the acceptable time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.
3 We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,
4 but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
6 in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,
6:4But in all [things] approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
6:4But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4but in everything commending ourselves as God's ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,
6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
6:4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,