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by speaking the truth, and by depending on God’s power. This right way of living has prepared us to defend ourselves against every kind of attack.

Some people honor us, but others shame us. Some people say good things about us, but others say bad things. Some people say we are liars, but we speak the truth. To some people we are not known, but we are well known. We seem to be dying, but look! We continue to live. We are punished, but we are not killed.

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in truthful speech(A) and in the power of God;(B) with weapons of righteousness(C) in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor,(D) bad report(E) and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;(F) known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(G) and yet we live on;(H) beaten, and yet not killed;

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