Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. |
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. |
Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their deeds. |
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. |
So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. [But] their end will correspond with their deeds. |
Therefore it is no great thing if also, as is the case, his servants change their outward expression from one that comes from their inner nature and is representative of their inner character, to one that is assumed from without and not representative of their inner being, masquerading as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works. |
It is only to be expected that his agents shall have the appearance of ministers of righteousness - but they will get what they deserve in the end. |
So it is no surprise if his servants also masquerade as ministers for doing right, whose doom shall be in accordance with what they do. |
Therefore 3767 it is no 3756 great thing 3173 if 1499 his 846 ministers 1249 also be transformed 3345 as 5613 the ministers 1249 of righteousness; 1343 whose 3739 end 5056 shall be 2071 according 2596 to their 846 works. 2041 |
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