When they arrived, he spoke to them.“ You know how I lived the whole time I was with you,” he said.“ From the first day I came into Asia Minor,

他们来了，保罗就说：“你们知道，自从我到亚细亚的日子以来，在你们中间始终为人如何，

他们来了，保罗对他们说：“你们自己知道，自从我到亚细亚的第一天，我怎样跟你们相处，

他们来了，保罗对他们说：“你们自己知道，自从我到亚细亚的第一天，我怎样跟你们相处，

他们都来了，保罗说：“各位，自从我踏进亚细亚那天起，在你们当中为人如何，你们都很清楚。

他们到了，保罗说：“你们知道，自从我到了亚西亚的第一天，我一直怎样跟你们相处，

他们来了以后，保罗对他们说：“你们知道，自从我踏进亚细亚省的第一天起，我一直怎样与你们共处——

他們來了，保羅就說：「你們知道，自從我到亞細亞的日子以來，在你們中間始終為人如何，

他們來了，保羅對他們說：「你們自己知道，自從我到亞細亞的第一天，我怎樣跟你們相處，

他們來了，保羅對他們說：「你們自己知道，自從我到亞細亞的第一天，我怎樣跟你們相處，

他們都來了，保羅說：「各位，自從我踏進亞細亞那天起，在你們當中為人如何，你們都很清楚。

他們到了，保羅說：“你們知道，自從我到了亞西亞的第一天，我一直怎樣跟你們相處，

他們來到了，保羅就對他們說：『你們自己知道，我從插足在亞西亞的頭一天到如今、一直怎樣和你們往來，

他們來了以後，保羅對他們說：「你們知道，自從我踏進亞細亞省的第一天起，我一直怎樣與你們共處——

至、則謂之曰、爾曹知我自初履亞西亞之日、與爾相偕、始終如何、

至則謂之曰、爾曹皆知、我初來亞西亞、居恆與爾何如、

長老既至、保羅謂之曰、自我初來亞西亞之日、以至於今、我在爾曹中始終如何、爾曹知之、

既至、葆樂謂之曰：我自初來亞細亞之日、平素如何與爾相處、爾所知也；

When they arrived, he said to them:“ You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.

And when they came to him, he said to them:“ You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

When they arrived he declared,“ You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now

When they came to him, he said to them,“ You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

And when they came to him, he said to them,“ You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

And when they had come to him, he said to them:“ You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,

And when they came to him, he said to them:“ You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time—

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

When they arrived, he said to them,“ You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,

When they had come to him, he said to them,“ You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

This went on for two years. So all the Jews and Greeks who lived in Asia Minor heard the word of the Lord.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road to Ephesus. When he arrived, he found some believers there.

They arrived at Ephesus. There Paul said goodbye to Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews.

Our good news didn’t come to you only in words. It came with power. It came with the Holy Spirit’s help. He gave us complete faith in what we were preaching. You know how we lived among you for your good.We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You welcomed our message even when you were suffering terribly. You welcomed it with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.

You know how you should follow our example. We worked when we were with you.We didn’t eat anyone’s food without paying for it. In fact, it was just the opposite. We worked night and day. We worked very hard so that we wouldn’t cause any expense to any of you.We worked, even though we have the right to receive help from you. We did it in order to be a model for you to follow.

We don’t put anything in anyone’s way. So no one can find fault with our work for God.Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by standing firm in troubles, hard times and suffering.We don’t give up when we are beaten or put in prison. When people stir up trouble in the streets, we continue to serve God. We work hard for him. We go without sleep and food.We remain pure. We understand completely what it means to serve God. We are patient and kind. We serve him in the power of the Holy Spirit. We serve him with true love.We speak the truth. We serve in the power of God. We hold the weapons of godliness in the right hand and in the left.We serve God in times of glory and shame. We serve him whether the news about us is bad or good. We are true to our calling. But people treat us as if we were pretenders.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.We are sad, but we are always full of joy. We are poor, but we make many people rich. We have nothing, but we own everything.Believers at Corinth, we have spoken freely to you. We have opened our hearts wide to you.

But you know all about my teaching. You know how I live and what I live for. You know about my faith and love. You know how patient I am. You know I haven’t given up.

Brothers and sisters, you know that our visit to you produced results.You know what happened earlier in the city of Philippi. We suffered, and people treated us very badly there. But God gave us the boldness to tell you his good news. We preached to you even when people strongly opposed us.The appeal we make is based on truth. It comes from a pure heart. We are not trying to trick you.In fact, it is just the opposite. God has approved us to preach. He has trusted us with the good news. We aren’t trying to please people. We want to please God. He tests our hearts.As you know, we never praised you if we didn’t mean it. We didn’t put on a mask to cover up any sinful desire. God is our witness that this is true.We were not expecting people to praise us. We were not looking for praise from you or anyone else. Yet as Christ’s apostles, we could have used our authority over you.Instead, we were like young children when we were with you. As a mother feeds and cares for her little children,we cared for you. We loved you so much. So we were happy to share with you God’s good news. We were also happy to share our lives with you.Brothers and sisters, I am sure you remember how hard we worked. We labored night and day while we preached to you God’s good news. We didn’t want to cause you any expense.You are witnesses of how we lived among you believers. God is also a witness that we were holy and godly and without blame.

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.