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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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:9 Or disciplined

Paul’s Hardships

We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited. Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments(B) and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;(C) in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit(D) and in sincere love;(E) in truthful speech(F) and in the power of God;(G) with weapons of righteousness(H) in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor,(I) bad report(J) and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;(K) known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(L) and yet we live on;(M) beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;(N) poor, yet making many rich;(O) having nothing,(P) and yet possessing everything.(Q)

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