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2 Corinthians 6:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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But you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.

The meal offering and the drink offering have been cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord's servants, are sorrowing.

Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the peoples, Where is their God?

By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.

I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus.

But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry as men may say?

But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

Are they servants of Christ? I am talking foolishly I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.

In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.

And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.

For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.

If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:

But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.




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