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1 Corinthians 4
1 Corinthians 4:12
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We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
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1 Corinthians 4:12 in Other Translations
KJV
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
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We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
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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.
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I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
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Acts 18:3
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Romans 12:14
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1 Peter 3:9
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Matthew 5:44
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