2 Corinthians 6:4 - Easy To Read Version4 But in every way we show that we are servants of God: in accepting many hard things, in troubles, in difficulties, and in great problems. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 But we commend ourselves in every way as [true] servants of God: through great endurance, in tribulation and suffering, in hardships and privations, in sore straits and calamities, Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible4 Instead, we commend ourselves as ministers of God in every way. We did this with our great endurance through problems, disasters, and stressful situations. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version4 But in all things, let us exhibit ourselves as ministers of God with great patience: through tribulation, difficulties, and distress; Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version4 But in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses, Féach an chaibidil |
Let the priests, the Lord’s servants,\par cry between the porch {\cf2\super [15]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [16]} \par All of those people should say these things:\par “Lord, have mercy on your people.\par Don’t let your people be put to shame.\par Don’t let other people tell jokes\par about your people.\par Don’t let people in other nations\par \{laugh at us and\} say,\par ‘Where is their God?’”\par
So I am happy when I have weaknesses. I am happy when people say bad things to me. I am happy when I have hard times. I am happy when people treat me badly. And I am happy when I have problems. All these things are for Christ. And I am happy with these things, because when I am weak, then I am truly strong.
You had the kind of sorrow God wanted you to have. Now see what that sorrow has brought you: That sorrow has made you very serious. It made you want to prove that you were not wrong. It made you angry and afraid. It made you want \{to see me\}. It made you care. It made you want the right thing to be done. You proved that you were not guilty in any part of that problem.
We have those many people \{of faith\} around us. Their lives tell us what faith means. So we should be like them. We too should run the race that is before us and never stop trying. We should take away \{from our lives\} anything that would stop us. And we should take away the sin that so easily catches us.