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.

Are¹ they²° ministersª of Christ?² (I¹ speakª° as a fool)ª° Iª [am] more;ª inª laboursª more abundant,ª inª stripesª above measure,ª inª prisonsª more frequent,ª inª deathsª oft.ª

Are¹ they²° ministersª of Christ?² I¹ speakeª° as a foole,ª° Iª am more:ª inª laborsª more abundant:ª inª stripesª aboue measure:ª inª prisonsª more frequent:ª inª deathsª oft.ª

if they are ministers of the Meshiha, -I speak with defectiveness of mind,- I exceed then! In labours I exceed them, in stripes I exceed them, in chains I exceed them, in deaths many times.

If they are ministers of the Messiah, (in defect of understanding, I say it,) I am superior to them: in toils more than they, in stripes more than they, in bonds more than they, in deaths many times.

διάκονοι Χριστοῦ εἰσίν; παραφρονῶν λαλῶ, ὕπερ ἐγώ: ἐν κόποις περισσοτέρως, ἐν φυλακαῖς περισσοτέρως, ἐν πληγαῖς ὑπερβαλλόντως, ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις:

Raisers-through of-Anointed they-be? Centering-beside-unto I-speak-unto, over I; in unto-fells unto-more-abouted, in unto-guardings unto-more-abouted, in unto-smitings unto-over-casting-of, in unto-deaths much-oft;