when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. Cross References Lamentations 3:45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations. 2 Corinthians 6:8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; 1 Peter 3:21 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Treasury of Scripture Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things to this day. Lamentations 3:45 Acts 22:22 |