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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. |
Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. |
nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, even though as apostles of Christ we might have asserted our authority (been burdensome). |
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We were not looking for praise from men, not from you or anyone else. As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, |
Nor did we seek to extract praise and honor and glory from men, either from you or from anyone else, though we might have asserted our authority [stood on our dignity and claimed honor] as apostles (special missionaries) of Christ (the Messiah). |
nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have sood on our dignity as Christ’s ambassadors. |
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We made no attempt to win honour from men, either from you or from anybody else, though I suppose as Christ’s own messengers we might have used the weight of our authority. |
We never sought praise from men, neither from you or from anyone else; although as apostles we could have stood on our official dignity. |
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- What the Apostolic Ministry IS NOT! - Darryl Samuels & Neil Girrard - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) The truth about apostles and their work challenges what many believe – and practice!