1 Corinthians 4:9

1 Corinthians 4:9 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

9For I think, God has exhibited us, the apostles, last of all as men condemned to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to mankind.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

9For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death [and paraded as prisoners in a procession], because we have become a spectacle to the world [a show in the world’s amphitheater], both to angels and to men.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

9For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

9For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

9For I thinke that God hath set forth vs the last Apostles, as men appointed to death: for we are made a gasing stocke vnto the worlde, and to the Angels, and to men.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

9For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

9It seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of a parade. We are like people sentenced to die in front of a crowd. We have been made a show for the whole creation to see. Angels and people are staring at us.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

9This is what I think: as apostles, God has put us last of everyone. People see us as prisoners at the end of the line. We must die in a public place as our punishment. Everybody in the world has come to look at us, both people and angels.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

9for I think that God set forth us the apostles last—as appointed to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, and messengers, and men;

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