1 Corinthians 4:12

12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

1 Corinthians 4:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
ESV
12 and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
NLT
12 We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
MSG
12 and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, "God bless you."
CSB
12 we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

1 Corinthians 4:12 In-Context

10 We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!
11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
14 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Acts 18:3
  • 2. Romans 12:14; 1 Peter 3:9
  • 3. S Matthew 5:44
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