1 Corinthians 4:13

upon being slandered, we exhort. We have been made as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of whatever, to this moment.

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In The King James Version

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

In Context

12yes, we labor, working with our own hands. Upon being reviled, we bless; upon being persecuted, we endure it;

14I am not writing these things to shame you; I am admonishing you as my dear children.

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Cross References

Acts 22:22Well they kept listening to him until this statement, and then they raised their voice and shouted, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for it isn't fitting for him to live!”

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:8-14

Caution against Censoriousness; Distressed Condition of the Apostles. ( a. d. 57.) 7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a… Read the whole commentary →

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