4 but [1 Thess. 3:2;2 Tim. 2:24,25]; See ch. 3:6as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: ch. 12:12;2 Tim. 3:10by great endurance, Acts 9:16in afflictions, ch. 12:10hardships, calamities, 5 ch. 11:23-27;Acts 16:23beatings, imprisonments, Acts 17:5riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 1 Thess. 2:10by purity, ch. 11:6knowledge, patience, kindness, Rom. 15:19;1 Thess. 1:5the Holy Spirit, Rom. 12:9;[James 3:17]genuine love; 7 by Eph. 1:13;Col. 1:5truthful speech, and See 1 Cor. 2:5the power of God; with ch. 10:4;Eph. 6:11-17the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, Rom. 3:8through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and [ch. 11:6] yet well known; See ch. 4:10as dying, and behold, we live; Ps. 118:18as punished, and yet not killed; 10 John 16:22;[ch. 7:4] as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; [ch. 8:9;Prov. 13:7;1 Cor. 1:5] as poor, yet making many rich; Acts 3:6as having nothing, 1 Cor. 7:30yet possessing everything.
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