13 被人毁谤,就好言相劝。人们至今仍将我们看作世上的废物,万物中的渣滓。

14 我之所以写这些事,并非是叫你们羞愧,而是像劝诫我亲爱的儿女一样劝诫你们。 15 虽然有千万老师将基督的事教导你们,但父亲并不多,因为我借着福音在基督耶稣里成为你们的父亲。

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13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(A) of the world—right up to this moment.

Paul’s Appeal and Warning

14 I am writing this not to shame you(B) but to warn you as my dear children.(C) 15 Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father(D) through the gospel.(E)

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