Matthew 20:12 ‘These people who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said. ‘You have paid them the same as us. We have done most of the work and have been in the ho...

20:12 NIrV

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New International Reader's Version - ‘These people who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said. ‘You have paid them the same as us. We have done most of the work and have been in the hot sun all day.’
新标点和合本 - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那些后来的只做了一小时，你竟待他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本2010（神版-简体） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那些后来的只做了一小时，你竟待他们和我们一样吗？’
当代译本 - ‘那些最晚来的人只工作了一小时，而我们在烈日下辛苦了一整天，怎么会领同样的工钱呢？’
圣经新译本 - ‘我们整天在烈日之下劳苦，这些后来的人只工作了一个小时，你却给他们跟我们一样的工钱。’
中文标准译本 - 说：‘这些最后来的人只工作了一个小时，而我们经受了一天的劳累和炎热，你却把他们和我们同等看待！’
现代标点和合本 - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本（拼音版） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
New International Version - ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’
English Standard Version - saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
New Living Translation - ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
Christian Standard Bible - ‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day’s work and the burning heat.’
New American Standard Bible - saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’
New King James Version - saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’
Amplified Bible - saying, ‘These men who came last worked [only] one hour, and yet you have made them equal [in wages] to us who have carried [most of] the burden and [worked in] the scorching heat of the day.’
American Standard Version - saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
King James Version - Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
New English Translation - saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’
World English Bible - saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
新標點和合本 - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那後來的只做了一小時，你竟叫他們和我們一樣嗎？』
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那些後來的只做了一小時，你竟待他們和我們一樣嗎？』
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那些後來的只做了一小時，你竟待他們和我們一樣嗎？』
當代譯本 - 『那些最晚來的人只工作了一小時，而我們在烈日下辛苦了一整天，怎麼會領同樣的工錢呢？』
聖經新譯本 - ‘我們整天在烈日之下勞苦，這些後來的人只工作了一個小時，你卻給他們跟我們一樣的工錢。’
呂振中譯本 - 說：「這些末後的作了一個鐘頭的工，你竟讓他們跟我們這擔受一天之重擔和熱氣的平等呀！」
中文標準譯本 - 說：『這些最後來的人只工作了一個小時，而我們經受了一天的勞累和炎熱，你卻把他們和我們同等看待！』
現代標點和合本 - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那後來的只做了一小時，你竟叫他們和我們一樣嗎？』
文理和合譯本 - 我終日任勞當暑、後至者、僅工作片時、乃使之與我等耶、
文理委辦譯本 - 我當暑、終日任勞、後至者、僅片時工作、乃使之與我等乎、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕終日負苦當暑、彼後至者、工作僅半時、爾竟使之與我相等乎、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 「我儕辛勞終日、備嘗炎蒸；斯輩後進、工僅半晷、何與我儕一律待遇耶？」
Nueva Versión Internacional - “Estos que fueron los últimos en ser contratados trabajaron una sola hora —dijeron—, y usted los ha tratado como a nosotros que hemos soportado el peso del trabajo y el calor del día”.
현대인의 성경 - ‘나중에 온 사람들은 한 시간밖에 일하지 않았는데 종일 더위에 시달리며 수고한 우리와 똑같이 대우해 줍니까?’
Новый Русский Перевод - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - « Ceux-là sont arrivés les derniers, disent-ils, ils n’ont travaillé qu’une heure, et tu leur as donné autant qu’à nous qui avons travaillé dur toute la journée sous la forte chaleur. »
Nestle Aland 28 - λέγοντες· οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας τοῖς βαστάσασιν τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - λέγοντες, οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας, τοῖς βαστάσασι τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.
Nova Versão Internacional - dizendo-lhe: ‘Estes homens contratados por último trabalharam apenas uma hora, e o senhor os igualou a nós, que suportamos o peso do trabalho e o calor do dia’.
Hoffnung für alle - ›Die Leute, die du zuletzt eingestellt hast, haben nur eine Stunde gearbeitet, und du zahlst ihnen dasselbe wie uns. Dabei haben wir uns den ganzen Tag in der brennenden Sonne abgerackert!‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - ‘Mấy người đến sau chỉ làm có một giờ, sao chủ trả cho họ bằng chúng tôi? Chúng tôi phải làm việc vất vả và phơi nắng suốt ngày!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ‘คนมาทีหลังทำงานแค่ชั่วโมงเดียวกลับได้เท่าๆ กับเราที่ตรากตรำกรำแดดมาทั้งวัน’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ‘คนพวกสุดท้ายนี้ทำงานเพียงชั่วโมงเดียว แล้วท่านจ่ายให้เท่ากับเราขณะที่เราต้องตรากตรำทนแดดมาทั้งวัน’

交叉引用

Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all. “You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.
James 1:11 - The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.
Jonah 4:8 - When the sun rose, God sent a burning east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head. It made him very weak. He wanted to die. So he said, “I’d rather die than live.”
Romans 3:30 - There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.
Malachi 3:14 - “You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What do we gain by obeying his laws? And what do we get by pretending to be sad in front of the Lord?
Ephesians 3:6 - Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 58:2 - Day after day they worship me. They seem ready and willing to know how I want them to live. They act as if they were a nation that does what is right. They act as if they have not turned away from my commands. They claim to want me to give them fair decisions. They seem ready and willing to come near and worship me.
Isaiah 58:3 - ‘We have gone without food,’ they say. ‘Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’ “On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.
Romans 3:22 - We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. This happens to all who believe. It is no different for the Jews than for the Gentiles.
Romans 3:23 - Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.
Romans 3:24 - The free gift of God’s grace makes us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.
Romans 3:27 - So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.
Zechariah 7:3 - They went to the prophets and priests at the Lord’s temple. They asked them, “Should we mourn and go without eating in the fifth month? That’s what we’ve done for many years.”
Zechariah 7:4 - Then the message came to me from the Lord who rules over all. He said,
Zechariah 7:5 - “Ask the priests and all the people in the land a question for me. Say to them, ‘You mourned and fasted in the fifth and seventh months. You did it for the past 70 years. But did you really do it for me?
Luke 15:29 - But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:30 - But this son of yours wasted your money with some prostitutes. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the fattest calf!’
Romans 10:1 - Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.
Romans 10:2 - I can tell you for certain that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on knowledge.
Romans 10:3 - They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.
Luke 18:11 - The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed. ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said. ‘I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.
Luke 18:12 - I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’
Romans 9:30 - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
Romans 9:31 - The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.
Romans 9:32 - Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.
2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.
2 Corinthians 11:24 - Five times the Jews gave me 39 strokes with a whip.
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
2 Corinthians 11:26 - I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.
2 Corinthians 11:27 - I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.
2 Corinthians 11:28 - Besides everything else, every day I am concerned about all the churches. It is a very heavy load.
Luke 12:55 - The south wind blows. So you say, ‘It’s going to be hot.’ And it is.
Luke 14:10 - But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
Luke 14:11 - All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
Romans 11:5 - Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.
Romans 11:6 - And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - ‘These people who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said. ‘You have paid them the same as us. We have done most of the work and have been in the hot sun all day.’
新标点和合本 - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那些后来的只做了一小时，你竟待他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本2010（神版-简体） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那些后来的只做了一小时，你竟待他们和我们一样吗？’
当代译本 - ‘那些最晚来的人只工作了一小时，而我们在烈日下辛苦了一整天，怎么会领同样的工钱呢？’
圣经新译本 - ‘我们整天在烈日之下劳苦，这些后来的人只工作了一个小时，你却给他们跟我们一样的工钱。’
中文标准译本 - 说：‘这些最后来的人只工作了一个小时，而我们经受了一天的劳累和炎热，你却把他们和我们同等看待！’
现代标点和合本 - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
和合本（拼音版） - ‘我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？’
New International Version - ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’
English Standard Version - saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
New Living Translation - ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
Christian Standard Bible - ‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day’s work and the burning heat.’
New American Standard Bible - saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the scorching heat.’
New King James Version - saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’
Amplified Bible - saying, ‘These men who came last worked [only] one hour, and yet you have made them equal [in wages] to us who have carried [most of] the burden and [worked in] the scorching heat of the day.’
American Standard Version - saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
King James Version - Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
New English Translation - saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’
World English Bible - saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
新標點和合本 - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那後來的只做了一小時，你竟叫他們和我們一樣嗎？』
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那些後來的只做了一小時，你竟待他們和我們一樣嗎？』
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那些後來的只做了一小時，你竟待他們和我們一樣嗎？』
當代譯本 - 『那些最晚來的人只工作了一小時，而我們在烈日下辛苦了一整天，怎麼會領同樣的工錢呢？』
聖經新譯本 - ‘我們整天在烈日之下勞苦，這些後來的人只工作了一個小時，你卻給他們跟我們一樣的工錢。’
呂振中譯本 - 說：「這些末後的作了一個鐘頭的工，你竟讓他們跟我們這擔受一天之重擔和熱氣的平等呀！」
中文標準譯本 - 說：『這些最後來的人只工作了一個小時，而我們經受了一天的勞累和炎熱，你卻把他們和我們同等看待！』
現代標點和合本 - 『我們整天勞苦受熱，那後來的只做了一小時，你竟叫他們和我們一樣嗎？』
文理和合譯本 - 我終日任勞當暑、後至者、僅工作片時、乃使之與我等耶、
文理委辦譯本 - 我當暑、終日任勞、後至者、僅片時工作、乃使之與我等乎、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕終日負苦當暑、彼後至者、工作僅半時、爾竟使之與我相等乎、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 「我儕辛勞終日、備嘗炎蒸；斯輩後進、工僅半晷、何與我儕一律待遇耶？」
Nueva Versión Internacional - “Estos que fueron los últimos en ser contratados trabajaron una sola hora —dijeron—, y usted los ha tratado como a nosotros que hemos soportado el peso del trabajo y el calor del día”.
현대인의 성경 - ‘나중에 온 사람들은 한 시간밖에 일하지 않았는데 종일 더위에 시달리며 수고한 우리와 똑같이 대우해 줍니까?’
Новый Русский Перевод - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - «Те, кого ты нанял последними, работали всего один час, и ты заплатил им столько же, сколько и нам, а мы трудились в такую жару весь день!»
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - « Ceux-là sont arrivés les derniers, disent-ils, ils n’ont travaillé qu’une heure, et tu leur as donné autant qu’à nous qui avons travaillé dur toute la journée sous la forte chaleur. »
Nestle Aland 28 - λέγοντες· οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας τοῖς βαστάσασιν τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - λέγοντες, οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, καὶ ἴσους ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ἐποίησας, τοῖς βαστάσασι τὸ βάρος τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τὸν καύσωνα.
Nova Versão Internacional - dizendo-lhe: ‘Estes homens contratados por último trabalharam apenas uma hora, e o senhor os igualou a nós, que suportamos o peso do trabalho e o calor do dia’.
Hoffnung für alle - ›Die Leute, die du zuletzt eingestellt hast, haben nur eine Stunde gearbeitet, und du zahlst ihnen dasselbe wie uns. Dabei haben wir uns den ganzen Tag in der brennenden Sonne abgerackert!‹
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - ‘Mấy người đến sau chỉ làm có một giờ, sao chủ trả cho họ bằng chúng tôi? Chúng tôi phải làm việc vất vả và phơi nắng suốt ngày!’
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ‘คนมาทีหลังทำงานแค่ชั่วโมงเดียวกลับได้เท่าๆ กับเราที่ตรากตรำกรำแดดมาทั้งวัน’
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ‘คนพวกสุดท้ายนี้ทำงานเพียงชั่วโมงเดียว แล้วท่านจ่ายให้เท่ากับเราขณะที่เราต้องตรากตรำทนแดดมาทั้งวัน’

Malachi 1:13 - You say, ‘What a heavy load our work is!’ And you turn up your nose. You act as if you hate working for me,” says the Lord who rules over all. “You bring animals that have been hurt. Or you bring disabled or sick animals. Then you dare to offer them to me as sacrifices! Should I accept them from you?” says the Lord.
James 1:11 - The sun rises. Its burning heat dries up the plants. Their blossoms fall. Their beauty is destroyed. In the same way, rich people will fade away. They fade away even as they go about their business.
1 Corinthians 4:11 - Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.
Jonah 4:8 - When the sun rose, God sent a burning east wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head. It made him very weak. He wanted to die. So he said, “I’d rather die than live.”
Romans 3:30 - There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.
Malachi 3:14 - “You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What do we gain by obeying his laws? And what do we get by pretending to be sad in front of the Lord?
Ephesians 3:6 - Here is the mystery. Because of the good news, God’s promises are for Gentiles as well as for Jews. Both groups are parts of one body. They share in the promise. It belongs to them because they belong to Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 58:2 - Day after day they worship me. They seem ready and willing to know how I want them to live. They act as if they were a nation that does what is right. They act as if they have not turned away from my commands. They claim to want me to give them fair decisions. They seem ready and willing to come near and worship me.
Isaiah 58:3 - ‘We have gone without food,’ they say. ‘Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’ “On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.
Romans 3:22 - We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. This happens to all who believe. It is no different for the Jews than for the Gentiles.
Romans 3:23 - Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.
Romans 3:24 - The free gift of God’s grace makes us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.
Romans 3:27 - So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.
Zechariah 7:3 - They went to the prophets and priests at the Lord’s temple. They asked them, “Should we mourn and go without eating in the fifth month? That’s what we’ve done for many years.”
Zechariah 7:4 - Then the message came to me from the Lord who rules over all. He said,
Zechariah 7:5 - “Ask the priests and all the people in the land a question for me. Say to them, ‘You mourned and fasted in the fifth and seventh months. You did it for the past 70 years. But did you really do it for me?
Luke 15:29 - But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve worked like a slave for you. I have always obeyed your orders. You never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
Luke 15:30 - But this son of yours wasted your money with some prostitutes. Now he comes home. And for him you kill the fattest calf!’
Romans 10:1 - Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.
Romans 10:2 - I can tell you for certain that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on knowledge.
Romans 10:3 - They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.
Luke 18:11 - The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed. ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people,’ he said. ‘I am not like robbers or those who do other evil things. I am not like those who commit adultery. I am not even like this tax collector.
Luke 18:12 - I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’
Romans 9:30 - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
Romans 9:31 - The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.
Romans 9:32 - Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.
2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they serving Christ? I am serving him even more. I’m out of my mind to talk like this! I have worked much harder. I have been in prison more often. I have suffered terrible beatings. Again and again I almost died.
2 Corinthians 11:24 - Five times the Jews gave me 39 strokes with a whip.
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
2 Corinthians 11:26 - I have had to keep on the move. I have been in danger from rivers. I have been in danger from robbers. I have been in danger from my fellow Jews and in danger from Gentiles. I have been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I have been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.
2 Corinthians 11:27 - I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.
2 Corinthians 11:28 - Besides everything else, every day I am concerned about all the churches. It is a very heavy load.
Luke 12:55 - The south wind blows. So you say, ‘It’s going to be hot.’ And it is.
Luke 14:10 - But when you are invited, take the lowest place. Then your host will come over to you. He will say, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
Luke 14:11 - All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”
Romans 11:5 - Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.
Romans 11:6 - And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.