2 Corinthians 6:8
2 Corinthians 6:1-10 The Message (MSG)
Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don’t squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we’re telling the truth, and when God’s showing his power; when we’re doing our best setting things right; when we’re praised, and when we’re blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.
2 Corinthians 6:8 King James Version (KJV)
by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true
2 Corinthians 6:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; regarded as deceivers and yet true
2 Corinthians 6:8 New Century Version (NCV)
Some people honor us, but others blame us. Some people say evil things about us, but others say good things. Some people say we are liars, but we speak the truth.
2 Corinthians 6:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true
2 Corinthians 6:8 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
through glory and dishonour, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors
2 Corinthians 6:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true
2 Corinthians 6:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
amid glory and dishonor; by evil report and good report; branded as deceivers and yet [vindicated as] truthful
2 Corinthians 6:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.