With good reason, therefore, Paul told the Corinthians: “In every way we recommend ourselves as God’s ministers, by the endurance of much, by tribulations, by cases of need, by difficulties, by beatings, by prisons, by disorders, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times without food, by purity, by knowledge, by long - suffering, by kindness, by holy spirit, by love free from hypocrisy. ”
Seepärast oli Paulusel hea põhjus korintlastele öelda: „Kõiges me näitame endid kui Jumala abilised [„ teenijad ”, NW]: suures kannatuses, viletsustes, hädades, kitsikustes, hoopide all, vangis, mässudes, vaevanägemistes, valvamistes, paastumistes, puhtuses, tunnetuses, pikas meeles, helduses, Pühas Vaimus, silmakirjatsematus armastuses. ”