1 Corinthians 4:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;”
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“We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
King James Version · Public Domain“and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and labour, working with <FI>our<Fi> own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 4:12 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 5:11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Luke 6:28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
- Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 18:3and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
- Acts 20:34You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
- Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:6Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
- 1 Timothy 4:10To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- 1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- 1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- 1 Peter 4:12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- 1 Peter 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- Jude 1:9But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
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