1 Corinthians 4:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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;

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
  • Acts 18:3 : 3 And because he was of the same trade, he was living with them, and they did their work together; for by trade they were tent-makers.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
  • Luke 6:28 : 28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.
  • Rom 12:20 : 20 But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.
  • 1 Cor 9:6 : 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:
  • 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 And this is the purpose of all our work and our fighting, because our hope is in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, and specially of those who have faith.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
  • 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;
  • 1 Pet 4:12-14 : 12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire: 13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy. 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.
  • Jude 1:9 : 9 Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
  • Acts 20:34 : 34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

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    13 When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

  • 1 Cor 4:10-11
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    10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

    11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • 2 Cor 4:8-12
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    8 Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

    9 We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;

    10 In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.

    11 For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

    12 So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

  • 2 Cor 6:4-5
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    4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

    5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food;

  • 2 Thess 3:8-10
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    8 And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

    9 Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

    10 For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

  • Matt 5:10-12
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    10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

    11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

    12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

  • 1 Thess 3:4
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    4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

  • 2 Cor 6:8-10
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    8 By glory and by shame, by an evil name and a good name; as untrue, and still true;

    9 Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind; as near to death, but still living; as undergoing punishment, but not put to death;

    10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    19 For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

    20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

  • 2 Cor 1:6
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    6 But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

  • 2 Cor 4:17
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    17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

  • 1 Pet 4:12-14
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    12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

    13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

    14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12 If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

  • Rom 5:3
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    3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

  • 1 Thess 4:11-12
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    11 And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

    12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20 You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.

  • Rom 8:35-36
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    35 Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

    36 As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4 Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

  • 1 Pet 4:16
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    16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9 For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

  • Luke 6:28
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    28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

  • Acts 20:34
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    34 You yourselves have seen that with these hands I got what was necessary for me and those who were with me.

  • Jas 5:11
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    11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
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    12 Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.