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1 Corinthians 4:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 Corinthians 4:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
12 and labor— working with our own hands. 13 While being reviled[a], we bless; while being persecuted, we endure; while being slandered, we conciliate[b]. We were-made[c] like the sweepings[d] of the world, the scum[e] of all things, up to now.
I Am Writing To Admonish You As My Children. Be Imitators of Me
14 I am writing these things not shaming you, but admonishing you as my beloved children.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, insulted, reproached.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, exhort, encourage, comfort.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, became.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, rinsings.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, scrapings, dregs.
1 Corinthians 4:12-14
New International Version
1 Corinthians 4:12-14
New International Version
12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(D) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(E) but to warn you as my dear children.(F)
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