New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 4:8-13

8You arealreadyἤδηēdēG2235filledκεκορεσμένοιkekoresmenoiG2880,you have alreadyἤδηēdēG2235becomeG4147richG4147,you have becomeG936kingsG936withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565us; and indeedγεgeG1065, IwishὄφελόνophelonG3785that you had becomeG936kingsG936soἵναinaG2443that we alsoG2532might reignσυμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenG4821with you.

9For, I thinkδοκῶdokōG1380,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has exhibitedἀπέδειξενapedeixenG584us apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652lastἐσχάτουςeschatousG2078of allG2078,as menG1935condemnedG1935to deathG1935;becauseὅτιhotiG3754wehave becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096a spectacleθέατρονtheatronG2302to the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,bothG2532to angelsἀγγέλοιςangeloisG32and to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

10We arefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474for Christ’sΧριστὸνChristonG5547sakeδιὰdiaG1223, butyou are prudentφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429in ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547;we are weakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772,but you are strongἰσχυροί·ischuroiG2478;you are distinguishedἔνδοξοιendoxoiG1741,but we are withoutG820honorἄτιμοι.atimoiG820.

11To thisτῆςtēsG3588presentἄρτιartiG737hourὥραςhōrasG5610we are bothG2532hungryπεινῶμενpeinōmenG3983and thirstyδιψῶμενdipsōmenG1372,and are poorlyG1130clothedG1130,and are roughlyG2852treatedG2852,and are homelessἀστατοῦμενastatoumenG790;

12and we toilκοπιῶμενkopiōmenG2872,workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038with our ownἰδίαιςidiaisG2398handsχερσίν·chersinG5495; when we arereviledλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoiG3058,we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127; when we arepersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,we endureἀνεχόμεθα,anechomethaG430;

13when we are slanderedG1426, we try toconciliateπαρακαλοῦμεν,parakaloumenG3870; we havebecomeἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenG1096as the scumπερικαθάρματαperikatharmataG4027of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,the dregsπερίψημαperipsēmaG4067of allG3956thingsG3956, evenuntilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτι.artiG737.

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