# When we are reviled, we bless

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When people revile us, we bless them" or "When people scorn us, we bless them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# When we are persecuted

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When people persecute us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# When we are slandered

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When people slander us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# We have become, and are still considered to be, the refuse of the world

"People began to consider us—and they still consider us—to be the garbage of the world"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/persecute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/endure]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/slander]]