Berean Standard Bible
“Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.”
Paul, forced to compete with self-promoting rivals, reluctantly compares his credentials with theirs. He speaks as a fool, in his words, because he is boasting.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
World English Bible (WEB)
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.
King James Version (KJV)
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Son ministros de Cristo? (como poco sabio hablo) yo más: en trabajos más abundante; en azotes sin medida; en cárceles más; en muertes, muchas veces.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
¿Sirven a Cristo? ¡Mucho más lo he servido yo! (y sigo con mi locura). He trabajado más duramente, me han encarcelado más veces, me han azotado severamente, y me he visto en peligro de muerte muchas veces.
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