1 Corinthians 4:13
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being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.
When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
When we are slandered and defamed, we [try to] answer softly and bring comfort. We have been made and are now the rubbish and filth of the world [the offscouring of all things, the scum of the earth].
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.
when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s rubbish.
when our reputation is attacked, we are encouraging. We have become the scum of the earth, the waste that runs off everything, up to the present time.
when we are slandered, we continue making our appeal. We are the world’s garbage, the scum of the earth — yes, to this moment!
When someone curses us, we answer with kind words. Until now we are thought of as nothing more than the trash and garbage of this world.
insulted, we entreat: we are become as [the] offscouring of the world, [the] refuse of all, until now.
While being reviled, we bless; while being persecuted, we endure; while being slandered, we conciliate. We were-made like the sweepings of the world, the scum of all things, up to now.
We are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now.
When people say bad things about us, we try to say something that will help them. But people still treat us like the world’s garbage—everyone’s trash.
When people say bad things against us, we answer with kind words. We have become like dirty things that people throw away. That is still true, even today.
When slandered, we speak kind words. We have been treated like the world’s garbage, like everyone’s trash, right up to the present time.
when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.
when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.
When they ·tell evil lies about [slander] us, we ·speak nice words about them [answer gently; or humbly appeal; entreat]. Even today, we are treated as though we were the garbage of the world—·the filth of the earth [L everyone’s scum/filth; or scum/filth in everyone’s eyes].
We are evil spoken of, and we pray: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, unto this time.
When our reputations are attacked, we remain courteous. Right now we have become garbage in the eyes of the world and trash in the sight of all people.
when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!
when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the world’s garbage, like the dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals.
They say evil things against us, but we say only kind things to them. Even today, we are treated as though we are the garbage of the world—the dirt of the earth.
When slandered, we answer with kind words. Even now we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe.
I sometimes think that God means us, the messengers, to appear last in the procession of mankind, like the men who are to die in the arena. For indeed we are made a public spectacle before the angels of Heaven and the eyes of men. We are looked upon as fools, for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in the Christian faith. We are considered weak, but you have become strong: you have found honour, we little but contempt. Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, ill-clad, knocked about and practically homeless. We still have to work for our living by manual labour. Men curse us, but we return a blessing: they make our lives miserable but we take it patiently. They ruin our reputations but we go on trying to win them for God. We are the world’s rubbish, the scum of the earth, yes, up to this very day.
being blasphemed, we intreat; we are made as the filth of this world and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
when we are slandered, we try to plead; we have become as the scum of the world, the grime of all things, even until now.
when we are slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.
We have replied quietly when evil things have been said about us. Yet right up to the present moment we are like dirt underfoot, like garbage.
It seems to me that God has put us who bear his Message on stage in a theater in which no one wants to buy a ticket. We’re something everyone stands around and stares at, like an accident in the street. We’re the Messiah’s misfits. You might be sure of yourselves, but we live in the midst of frailties and uncertainties. You might be well-thought-of by others, but we’re mostly kicked around. Much of the time we don’t have enough to eat, we wear patched and threadbare clothes, we get doors slammed in our faces, and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, “God bless you.” When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We’re treated like garbage, the leftovers that nobody wants. And it’s not getting any better.
Being slandered, we encourage. We are made as the filth of the world, and are the refuse of all things to this day.
when slandered, we respond kindly. We have become, as it were, the scum of the world, the refuse of all things, even now.
When our reputations are attacked, we remain courteous. Right now we have become garbage in the eyes of the world and trash in the sight of all people.
when slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the world’s rubbish, the scum of all, to this very moment.
when we are slandered, we reply as friends; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
when we are slandered, we respond gently. We are regarded as the rubbish of the world, the dregs of humanity, to this very day.
When they tell evil lies about us, we speak nice words about them. Even today, we are treated as though we were the garbage of the world—the filth of the earth.
when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even now.
When others say bad things about us, we answer with kind words. We have become the world’s garbage. We are everybody’s trash, right up to this moment.
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world – right up to this moment.
being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
When people say bad things about us, we answer with kind words. People think of us as dirt that is worth nothing and as the worst thing on earth to this day.
We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.
We are ill spoken of, and we pray. We are made as if the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things, even to this time.
when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
when slandered, we speak kindly. We have become like the rubbish of the world, the dregs of all things, to this very day.
When we are slandered, we speak gently in return. To this day we have become like the rubbish of the world, fit only to be scraped off the plate and thrown away with everything else.
Being defamed by loshon hora, we conciliate. We have become what the earth wants swept out the door, something considered trash the Olam Hazeh wants removed. [YIRMEYAH 20:18; EKHAH 3:45]
We are slandered, and we pray. We are made as the filth of the world, the scum of all things, unto this time.
when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things.
when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things.
When we are slandered, we speak kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the dregs of all things—even to this moment.
when others choose taunts and slander against us, we speak words of encouragement and reconciliation. We’re treated as the scum of the earth—and I am not talking in the past tense; I mean today! We’re the scraps of society, nothing more than the foulest human rubbish.
Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.
They talk behind our backs, but we still try to win them. People treat us as a dirt pile, the rubbish of the world. And they still do these things.
we be blasphemed, and we beseech; as cleansings of this world we be made the out-casting [we be made the parings, or out-castings,] of all things till yet.
being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
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