I face death every day. That’s the truth. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I take pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done for you through my work.

弟兄们，我在我主基督耶稣里，指着你们所夸的口极力地说，我是天天冒死。

弟兄们，我在我们的主基督耶稣里，指着你们—我所夸的极力地说，我天天冒死。

弟兄们，我在我们的主基督耶稣里，指着你们—我所夸的极力地说，我天天冒死。

我天天与死亡搏斗。弟兄姊妹，我这样说，就跟我在主基督耶稣里以你们为荣一样，没有半点虚假。

弟兄们，我是天天冒死的，这是我凭着我在我们的主耶稣基督里，因你们而夸口说的。

弟兄们，藉着我在我们的主基督耶稣里所拥有的，就是我对你们的夸耀，我肯定地说：我天天都在死！

弟兄們，我在我主基督耶穌裏，指着你們所誇的口極力地說，我是天天冒死。

弟兄們，我在我們的主基督耶穌裏，指着你們－我所誇的極力地說，我天天冒死。

弟兄們，我在我們的主基督耶穌裏，指着你們－我所誇的極力地說，我天天冒死。

我天天與死亡搏鬥。弟兄姊妹，我這樣說，就跟我在主基督耶穌裡以你們為榮一樣，沒有半點虛假。

弟兄們，我是天天冒死的，這是我憑著我在我們的主耶穌基督裡，因你們而誇口說的。

弟兄們，我指着我為你們所誇耀的、就是我們在我們主基督耶穌裏所有的誇耀、鄭重地說，我天天死。

弟兄們，藉著我在我們的主基督耶穌裡所擁有的，就是我對你們的誇耀，我肯定地說：我天天都在死！

兄弟乎、我於我主基督耶穌、因爾而誇者為誓、我日日死矣、

我緣爾宗吾主耶穌基督甚喜、因此發誓、每日冒死不顧、

我儕因主基督耶穌有所誇、我指此而誓、我每日冒死、

兄弟乎、爾等非我在耶穌基督身上之光榮乎？吾敢憑斯光榮而誓曰：我實無日不處死地。

I face death every day— yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die every day!

For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you.

I face death every day, as surely as I may boast about you, brothers and sisters, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I affirm, brothers and sisters, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, that I die daily.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

I protest by that glorying in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

I affirm by the pride in you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord: I die every day!

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

We always carry around the death of Jesus in our bodies. In that way, the life of Jesus can be shown in our bodies.We who are alive are always in danger of death because we are serving Jesus. This happens so that his life can also be shown in our earthly bodies.

It is written,“ Because of you, we face death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be killed.”( Psalm 44:22)

What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?

It seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of a parade. We are like people sentenced to die in front of a crowd. We have been made a show for the whole creation to see. Angels and people are staring at us.We are fools for Christ. But you are so wise in Christ! We are weak. But you are so strong! You are honored. But we are looked down on!Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.We work hard with our own hands. When others curse us, we bless them. When we are attacked, we put up with it.When others say bad things about us, we answer with kind words. We have become the world’s garbage. We are everybody’s trash, right up to this moment.

But we have been truly circumcised. We serve God by the power of his Spirit. We boast about what Christ Jesus has done. We don’t put our trust in who we are or what we can do.

How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.

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.

Long ago I brought your people up from Egypt. From that time until today, I warned them again and again. I said,“ Obey me.”

I only know that in every city the Spirit warns me. He tells me that I will face prison and suffering.

Give thanks to God! He always leads us as if we were prisoners in Christ’s victory parade. Through us, God spreads the knowledge of Christ everywhere like perfume.

Let them have what they want. But give them a strong warning. Let them know what the king who rules over them will expect to be done for him.”

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

But Judah said to him,“ The man gave us a strong warning. He said,‘ You won’t see my face again unless your brother Benjamin is with you.’

Then the angel spoke to Joshua. He said,