serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

δουλευων τον Κυριον μετα πασης ταπεινοφροσυνης και μετα πολλων δακρυων και πειρασμων, οιτινες μοι συνεβησαν εν ταις επιβουλαις των Ιουδαιων,

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: