and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards,
2 Corinthians 1:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your faith. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Not that we have dominion [over you] and lord it over your faith, but [rather that we work with you as] fellow laborers [to promote] your joy, for in [your] faith (in your strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through Whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God) you stand firm. American Standard Version (1901) Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast. Common English Bible It isn’t that we are trying to control your faith, but we are working with you for your happiness, because you stand firm in your faith. Catholic Public Domain Version not because we have dominion over your faith, but because we are assistants of your joy. For by faith you stand. |
and starts to beat his fellow servants, and eats and drinks with drunkards,
that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
True enough; they were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but beware, ,
We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel which I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand
What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given.
In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is arrogant towards you, if someone slaps you in the face.
For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake.
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.