1 Corinthians 4:12
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Context
This verse from 1 Corinthians Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Paul and Apollos are servants, stewards of God's mysteries. It is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. Paul has been made a spectacle to angels and humans — weak, dishonored, hungry, homeless, a refuse. Yet he does not …
Other Translations
and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
and labour, working with <FI>our<Fi> own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;
And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;
Cross References
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you …
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, …
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast …
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted …
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when …
And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were …
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap …