1. And working together, we also call upon you not to receive the favour of Elohim in vain –
2. For He says, “In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of deliverance I have helped you.” See, now is the well-accepted time, see, now is a day of deliverance –
3. giving no cause of stumbling in whatever, so that the service is not blamed.
4. Rather, we commend ourselves as servants of Elohim in every way: in much endurance, in pressures, in hardships, in distresses,
5. in stripes, in imprisonments, in disturbances, in toils, in watchings, in fastings,
6. in cleanness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Set-apart Spirit, in love unfeigned,
7. in the word of truth, in the power of Elohim, through the weapons of righteousness, on the right and on the left,
8. through esteem and disrespect, through evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers, and yet true;
9. as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying, and see, we live; as disciplined, and yet not killed;
10. as sad, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having none, and yet possessing all.
11. Our mouth has spoken openly to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide open.