When they spread rumors about us, we put in a good word for them. We’re treated like garbage, potato peelings from the culture’s kitchen. And it’s not getting any better.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.

NLTNew Living Translation

We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

when we are slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.

KJV 1900King James Version

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

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