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2 For he says, "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you."Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
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2 For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
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3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,
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3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
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4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,
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4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
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5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
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5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
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6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;
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6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
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7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;
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7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
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8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;
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8 through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
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9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;
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9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
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10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
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10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.
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11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
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12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.
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12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
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