But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself.

你们为我身体的缘故受试炼，没有轻看我，也没有厌弃我，反倒接待我，如同神的使者，如同基督耶稣。

虽然你们为我身体的缘故受试炼，却没有轻看我，也没有厌弃我，反倒接待我如同上帝的使者，如同基督耶稣。

虽然你们为我身体的缘故受试炼，却没有轻看我，也没有厌弃我，反倒接待我如同神的使者，如同基督耶稣。

那时，你们虽然因为我生病而受累，却没有轻视我、嫌弃我，反而接待我，就像接待上帝的天使，接待基督耶稣一样。

虽然我的身体对你们是个试炼，你们却没有轻看，也没有厌弃，反而接纳我，好像神的天使，也好像基督耶稣。

虽然我的身体对你们是个试炼，但你们并没有藐视我，也没有唾弃我，反而接受我如同接受神的使者、如同接受基督耶稣。

你們為我身體的緣故受試煉，沒有輕看我，也沒有厭棄我，反倒接待我，如同神的使者，如同基督耶穌。

雖然你們為我身體的緣故受試煉，卻沒有輕看我，也沒有厭棄我，反倒接待我如同上帝的使者，如同基督耶穌。

雖然你們為我身體的緣故受試煉，卻沒有輕看我，也沒有厭棄我，反倒接待我如同神的使者，如同基督耶穌。

那時，你們雖然因為我生病而受累，卻沒有輕視我、嫌棄我，反而接待我，就像接待上帝的天使，接待基督耶穌一樣。

雖然我的身體對你們是個試煉，你們卻沒有輕看，也沒有厭棄，反而接納我，好像神的天使，也好像基督耶穌。

但我肉身上那試探你們輕看的、你們並沒有藐視，也沒有唾棄；你們反倒接待我如同上帝的使者、如同基督耶穌一樣。

雖然我的身體對你們是個試煉，但你們並沒有藐視我，也沒有唾棄我，反而接受我如同接受神的使者、如同接受基督耶穌。

且我形軀有所試爾、而爾不之嫌、不之棄、乃接我如上帝之使、如基督耶穌、

我躬艱難、爾不藐視、不厭棄、乃接我如上帝使者、亦接我如基督耶穌、

我身艱苦、爾未藐視、未厭棄、乃接我如天主使者、如基督耶穌、

而爾非惟未嫌病軀而厭棄之、且竭誠予以接待、一若歡迎天神或基督本人也者。

and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

And my sickness was hard on you. But you weren’t mean to me. You didn’t make fun of me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God. You welcomed me as if I were Christ Jesus himself.

and though my condition was a trial to you, you did not scorn or despise me, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.

You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus himself.

and you did not despise that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition, nor express contempt, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God,[ even] as Christ Jesus.

and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, as though I were Christ Jesus himself!

That which was a temptation to you in my flesh, you didn’t despise nor reject; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

“ Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God— which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead,“ Come back to God!”

“ The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

People who are at ease mock those in trouble. They give a push to people who are stumbling.

I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments.

God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.

“ And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me.

I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.”

On that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem; the weakest among them will be as mighty as King David! And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who goes before them!

Surely you remember that I was sick when I first brought you the Good News.

Ziba has slandered me by saying that I refused to come. But I know that my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what you think is best.

Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

Yes, my lord the king will give us peace of mind again.’ I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.”

Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.

“ And the King will say,‘ I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Then he said to the disciples,“ Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!