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Offscouring
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
In 1 Corinthians 4:13 the greatest of the apostles reminds the prosperous and self-satisfied Corinthinns that they, the apostles, were "made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things." In such contempt were they held by the unbelieving world and by false apostles. The strange, strong word ( περίψημα ,
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Offscouring'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​o/offscouring.html. 1915.