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- And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain--
- for He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION"--
- giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
- but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
- in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger,
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- As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
- For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
- We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
- Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
- in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
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- in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
- in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
- by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true;
- as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death,
- as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.
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- in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
- in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
- known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
- sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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- Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
- You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
- Now in a like exchange--I speak as to children--open wide to us also.
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- We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
- We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
- As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your hearts also.
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