“But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,”
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses — Paul's commendation (synistanō) is paradoxical: not by avoiding difficulty but by enduring it. Hypomone (perseverance) under thlipseis (afflictions) authenticates ministry. The trials become credential.
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