Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 11 of 2 Corinthians. The list of apostolic sufferings includes labor, imprisonments, beatings, dangers, and deprivation. Paul presents these experiences not as trophies of prestige but as evidence of the cost of his service to Christ.
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Sie sind Diener Christi? Ich rede töricht: Ich bin's wohl mehr: Ich habe mehr gearbeitet, ich habe mehr Schläge erlitten, bin öfter gefangen, oft in Todesnöten gewesen;
¿Son ministros de Cristo? (como poco sabio hablo) yo más: en trabajos más abundante; en azotes sin medida; en cárceles más; en muertes, muchas veces.
¿Son servidores de Cristo? Hablo como si estuviera fuera de mí: yo más. En trabajos, más; en cárceles, más; en golpes, sin medida; en peligros de muerte, muchas veces.
Sont-ils ministres de Christ? -Je parle en homme qui extravague. -Je le suis plus encore: par les travaux, bien plus; par les coups, bien plus; par les emprisonnements, bien plus. Souvent en danger de mort,
Sono eglino ministri di Cristo? io parlo da pazzo, io lo son più di loro; in travagli molto più; in battiture senza comparazione più; in prigioni molto più; in morti molte volte più.
São ministros de Cristo? (falo como fora de mim) eu ainda mais: em trabalhos, muito mais; em açoites, mais do que eles; em prisões, muito mais; em perigo de morte, muitas vezes.
他們是基督的用人嗎?我說句狂話,我更是。我比他們忍受更多勞苦,坐過更多次監牢,受過無數次的鞭打,常常冒死。
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