We are God’s Servants

³ We do not put an obstacle in anyone’s way. Otherwise, fault may be found with our ministry. ⁴ Instead, in every way we demonstrate that we are God’s servants by tremendous endurance in the midst of difficulties, hardships, and calamities; ⁵ in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger; ⁶ with purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; with the Holy Spirit, genuine love, ⁷ truthful speech, and divine power; through the weapons of righteousness in the right and left hands; ⁸ through honor and dishonor; through ill repute and good repute; perceived^[a] as deceivers and yet true, ⁹ as unknown and yet well-known, as dying and yet—as you see—very much alive, as punished and yet not killed, ¹⁰ as sorrowful and yet always rejoicing, as poor and yet enriching many, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.