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11 Until the present hour indeed we hunger, and thirst, and are naked[a], and are beaten, and live-transiently[b], 12 and labor— working with our own hands. 13 While being reviled[c], we bless; while being persecuted, we endure; while being slandered, we conciliate[d]. We were-made[e] like the sweepings[f] of the world, the scum[g] of all things, up to now.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 4:11 That is, poorly clothed.
  2. 1 Corinthians 4:11 Or, are unsettled, are unstable. That is, we move from place to place, with no permanent home.
  3. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, insulted, reproached.
  4. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, exhort, encourage, comfort.
  5. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, became.
  6. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, rinsings.
  7. 1 Corinthians 4:13 Or, scrapings, dregs.

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