無論是得榮耀還是受羞辱,遭毀謗還是得稱讚,都顯明自己是上帝的僕人。我們被視為騙子,卻是誠實無偽; 似乎默默無聞,卻是家喻戶曉;似乎快死了,看啊!我們卻仍然活著;受嚴刑拷打,卻沒有喪命; 10 似乎鬱鬱寡歡,卻常常喜樂;似乎一貧如洗,卻使多人富足;似乎一無所有,卻樣樣都有!

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through glory and dishonor,(A) bad report(B) and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;(C) known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(D) and yet we live on;(E) beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;(F) poor, yet making many rich;(G) having nothing,(H) and yet possessing everything.(I)

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