1 Corinthians 4:12

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

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Acts 18:3 : 3 Since they were of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
  • Luke 6:28 : 28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
  • Rom 12:20 : 20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.
  • 1 Cor 9:6 : 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who lack the right to not work for a living?
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you.
  • 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.
  • 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be intimidated.
  • 1 Pet 4:12-14 : 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.
  • Jude 1:9 : 9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' Then they divided His garments by casting lots.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out, 'Lord, do not hold this sin against them.' When he had said this, he fell asleep.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Acts 20:34 : 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 4:13
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    13 When we are slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the scum of the earth, the refuse of all, even until now.

  • 1 Cor 4:10-11
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    10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

    11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, and we are homeless.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

  • 2 Cor 4:8-12
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    8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

    9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

    10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

    11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

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

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

    5 This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

  • 2 Cor 6:4-5
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    4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

    5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger;

  • 2 Thess 3:8-10
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    8 We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you.

    9 It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

    10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat.

  • Matt 5:10-12
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    10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

    12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2 Despite suffering and being mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to proclaim to you the gospel of God while facing intense opposition.

  • 1 Thess 3:4
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    4 For indeed, when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and as you know.

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

  • 2 Cor 6:8-10
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    8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet truthful;

    9 as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined, but not put to death;

    10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

  • 1 Pet 2:19-20
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    19 For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.

    20 What credit is it if you sin and are beaten for it, and you endure? But if you do good and suffer for it, and you endure, this is commendable before God.

  • 2 Cor 1:6
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    6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces patient endurance of the same sufferings we also endure.

  • 2 Cor 4:17
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    17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

  • 1 Pet 4:12-14
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    12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

    13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

    14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12 If others have this right to receive from you, shouldn’t we have it even more? But we have not used this right. Instead, we endure all things so that we will not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

  • Rom 5:3
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    3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.

  • 1 Thess 4:11-12
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    11 And to make it your ambition to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

    12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20 In fact, you put up with anyone who enslaves you, devours you, takes advantage of you, exalts himself, or strikes you in the face.

  • Rom 8:35-36
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    35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

    36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.'

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

  • 1 Pet 4:16
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    16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

  • Luke 6:28
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    28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.

  • Acts 20:34
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    34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and those of my companions.

  • Jas 5:11
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    11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
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    12 To such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own living.