Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 4:13
American Standard Version
being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.
Amplified® Bible
When we are slandered {and} defamed, we [try to] answer softly {and} bring comfort. We have been made and are now the rubbish {and} filth of the world [the offscouring of all things, the scum of the earth].
Contemporary English Version
When someone curses us, we answer with kind words. Until now we are thought of as nothing more than the trash and garbage of this world.
Darby English Version
insulted, we entreat: we are become as [the] offscouring of the world, [the] refuse of all, until now.
Good News Bible
when we are insulted, we answer back with kind words. We are no more than this world's garbage; we are the scum of the earth to this very moment!
International Standard Version
When slandered, we answer with kind words. Up to this moment we have become the filth of the world, the scum of the universe!
King 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.
New American Standard Bible
when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, {even} until now.
New International Version
when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
New King James Version
being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
when we suffer slander, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
Young's Literal Translation
being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
