4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;

4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

4 In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.

4 But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,

4 But in every way we show we are servants of God: in accepting many hard things, in troubles, in difficulties, and in great problems.

4 but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

4 but in everything commending ourselves as God’s ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

4 Instead, our lives demonstrate that we are God’s servants. We have endured many things: suffering, distress, anxiety,

4 But as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything:

by great endurance, by afflictions,

by hardship, by difficulties,

4 but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities,

4 but commending ourselves as servants of God in every way, in much endurance, in afflictions, in distresses, in difficulties,

4 Instead, we make it clear that we serve God in every way. We serve him by holding steady. We stand firm in all kinds of trouble, hard times and suffering.