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1 Corinthians 4:9

Suffering

7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

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BSB
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
KJV
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
WEB
For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
ASV
For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.
DARBY
For I think that God has set us the apostles for the last, as appointed to death. For we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.
BLB
For I think God set forth us, the apostles, last, as appointed to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
ÅB
For meg tykkes at Gud har vist oss apostler fram som de ringeste, som dødsdømte; for et skuespill er vi blitt for verden, både for engler og for mennesker.
OTB
For jeg tror at Gud har vist oss, apostlene, sist av alle, som de som er bestemt til å dø, fordi vi har blitt et skuespill for verden, både for engler og for menneskeheten.
B1930
For mig tykkes at Gud har vist oss apostler frem som de ringeste, som dødsdømte; for et skuespill er vi blitt for verden, både for engler og for mennesker.

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