Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

9ForγάρgarG1063it seems to meδοκῶdokōG1380thatὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has displayedἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584usG1473τοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652at the endἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078of the procession,likeὡςhōsG5613prisonersappointed for deathἐπιθανατίους,epithanatiousG1935ὅτιhotiG3754.We have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302to theτῷtōG3588whole worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889καὶkaiG2532,to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32as well asκαὶkaiG2532to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

10WeG1473arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474forδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arewiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547.WeG1473areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,butδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arestrongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478.YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771arehonoredἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,butδὲdeG1161weG1473aredishonoredἄτιμοι.atimoiG820.

11ToἄχριachriG891thisτῆςtēsG3588veryἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610καὶkaiG2532we are hungryπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983andκαὶkaiG2532thirstyδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372καὶkaiG2532,we are poorly clothedγυμνιτεύομενgumniteuomenG1130καὶkaiG2532,we are brutally treatedκολαφιζόμεθαkolaphizomethaG2852καὶkaiG2532,we are homelessἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790.

12καὶkaiG2532We work hardκοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοιkopiōmen ergazomenoiG2872 G2038withταῖςtaisG3588ourownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495.When we are vilifiedλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127;when we are persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430it;

13when we are slanderedG1426,we answer gentlyπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870.Up toἕωςhe'ōsG2193this momentἄρτι.artiG737we have becomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096ὡςhōsG5613thescumπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of theτοῦtouG3588earthκόσμουkosmouG2889, therefuseπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067ofπάντωνpantōnG3956the world.

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