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(A)giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, but in everything (B)commending ourselves as (C)ministers of God, (D)in much perseverance, in afflictions, in distresses, in hardships, in (E)beatings, in imprisonments, in (F)disturbances, in labors, in sleeplessness, in (G)hunger, in purity, in (H)knowledge, in (I)patience, in kindness, in the (J)Holy Spirit, in (K)unhypocritical love, in (L)the word of truth, in (M)the power of God; by (N)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left, by glory and (O)dishonor, by (P)evil report and good report; regarded as (Q)deceivers and yet (R)true; as unknown and yet well-known, as (S)dying and yet behold, (T)we live; as [a]punished and yet not put to death, 10 as (U)sorrowful but always (V)rejoicing, as (W)poor but making many rich, as (X)having nothing and yet possessing (Y)all things.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 6:9 Or disciplined

We are giving no one a reason to stumble in any way, so that our ministry will not be blamed. Rather, in every way we show ourselves to be God’s ministers: in great endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties, in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in hard work, in sleepless nights, in times of hunger; in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love, in the word of truth, in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness on the right and on the left; through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report; treated as deceivers yet being honest, treated as unknown and yet being well known; as dying, and yet look—we live; as punished yet not put to death; 10 as grieving yet always rejoicing; as poor yet making many rich; as having nothing yet possessing everything.

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