2 Corinthians 6:3-7

3We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.

4In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.

5We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.

6We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love.

7We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.