We are known, but people treat us as if we were unknown. We are dying, but we continue to live. We are beaten, but we are not killed.

似乎不为人所知，却是人所共知的；似乎要死，却是活着的；似乎受责罚，却是不至丧命的；

似乎不为人所知，却是人所共知；似乎是死了，却是活着；似乎受惩罚，却没有被处死；

似乎不为人所知，却是人所共知；似乎是死了，却是活着；似乎受惩罚，却没有被处死；

似乎默默无闻，却是家喻户晓；似乎快死了，看啊！我们却仍然活着；受严刑拷打，却没有丧命；

好像是人所不知的，却是人所共知的；好像是必死的，你看，我们却是活着的；好像是受惩罚的，却没有处死；

像是人所不知的，却是人所共知的；像是快要死的，可是看哪，我们是活着的；像是受惩罚的，却是不被治死；

似乎不為人所知，卻是人所共知的；似乎要死，卻是活着的；似乎受責罰，卻是不致喪命的；

似乎不為人所知，卻是人所共知；似乎是死了，卻是活着；似乎受懲罰，卻沒有被處死；

似乎不為人所知，卻是人所共知；似乎是死了，卻是活着；似乎受懲罰，卻沒有被處死；

似乎默默無聞，卻是家喻戶曉；似乎快死了，看啊！我們卻仍然活著；受嚴刑拷打，卻沒有喪命；

好像是人所不知的，卻是人所共知的；好像是必死的，你看，我們卻是活著的；好像是受懲罰的，卻沒有處死；

似乎是人所不知，卻是人所共知的；似乎正在死，你看，我們卻活着呢；似乎受懲罰管教，卻沒有被處死；

像是人所不知的，卻是人所共知的；像是快要死的，可是看哪，我們是活著的；像是受懲罰的，卻是不被治死；

似人不知而見知、似瀕死而實生、似受譴而弗亡、

似人不知而眾知、似死而實生、似受譴而弗亡、

似不為人知而眾知、似死而猶生、似受責而不致死、

雖似無聞、而實則闇然日章也；雖似將死、而實則生氣蓬勃也；雖似受刑、而實則真我無恙也；

known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;

We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.

as unknown, yet recognized; as dying, yet see— we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;

as unknown and yet well known, as dying and yet behold, we are alive; as punished and yet not put to death,

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed;

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

as unknown yet recognized; as dying and look— we live; as being disciplined yet not killed;

As unknown, and[ yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

as unknown, and yet well- known; as dying and yet– see!– we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;

as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;

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 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.

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

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the hard times we had in Asia Minor. We were having a lot of trouble. It was far more than we could stand. We even thought we were going to die.In fact, we felt as if we were under the sentence of death. But that happened so that we would not depend on ourselves but on God. He raises the dead to life.God has saved us from deadly dangers. And he will continue to do it. We have put our hope in him. He will continue to save us.

It’s true that I haven’t been trained as a speaker. But I do have knowledge. I’ve made that very clear to you in every way.

I don’t have anything certain to write about him to His Majesty. So I have brought him here today. Now all of you will be able to hear him. King Agrippa, it will also be very good for you to hear him. As a result of this hearing, I will have something to write.

Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.

You have seen and heard what this fellow Paul is doing. He has talked to large numbers of people here in Ephesus. Almost everywhere in Asia Minor he has led people away from our gods. He says that the gods made by human hands are not gods at all.

He has given me power to do signs and wonders. I can do these things by the power of the Spirit of God. From Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have finished preaching. In those places, I preached the good news about Christ.

Instead, they argued with him about their own beliefs. They didn’t agree about a man named Jesus. They said Jesus was dead, but Paul claimed Jesus was alive.

We know what it means to have respect for the Lord. So we try to help other people to understand it. What we are is plain to God. I hope it is also plain to your way of thinking.

The members of Christ’s churches in Judea did not know me in a personal way.They only heard others say,“ The man who used to attack us has changed. He is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”And they praised God because of me.

They were spending many days there. So Festus talked with the king about Paul’s case. He said,“ There’s a man here that Felix left as a prisoner.When I went to Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priests and the elders brought charges against the man. They wanted him to be found guilty.

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.

A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked,“ What is this fellow chattering about?” Others said,“ He seems to be telling us about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead.

I will not die but live. I will talk about what the Lord has done.The Lord has really punished me. But he didn’t let me die.

The soldiers were about to take Paul into the fort. Then he asked the commander,“ May I say something to you?”“ Do you speak Greek?” he replied.“ Aren’t you the Egyptian who turned some of our people against their leaders? Didn’t you lead 4,000 terrorists out into the desert some time ago?”

When the Lord judges us in this way, he corrects us. Then in the end we will not be judged along with the rest of the world.