1 Corinthians 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it.

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Acts 18:3 : 3 And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • Luke 6:28 : 28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
  • Rom 12:20 : 20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.
  • 1 Cor 9:6 : 6 Or is it only Barnabas and I who do not have the right to refrain from working?
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: for working night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but we worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.
  • 1 Tim 4:10 : 10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
  • 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled;
  • 1 Pet 4:12-14 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you: 13 But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.
  • 1 Pet 4:19 : 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust the keeping of their souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
  • Jude 1:9 : 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. And they divided His garments and cast lots.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not charge them with this sin. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;
  • Acts 20:34 : 34 Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.

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    13Being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

  • 1 Cor 4:10-11
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    10We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are despised.

    11Even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless.

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

  • 2 Cor 4:8-12
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    8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

    10Always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our body.

    11For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

    12So then, death works in us, but life in you.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:

    5Which is a clear sign of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer:

  • 2 Cor 6:4-5
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    4But in all things commending ourselves as the ministers of God: in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

    5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

  • 2 Thess 3:8-10
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    8Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but we worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

    9Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

    10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

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

    11Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

  • 1 Thess 2:2
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    2But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.

  • 1 Thess 3:4
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    4For truly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.

  • 2 Tim 3:12
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    12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

  • 2 Cor 6:8-10
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    8By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

    9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

    10As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

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

    20For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer for it, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God.

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    6And if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.

  • 2 Cor 4:17
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    17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

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    12Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you:

    13But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.

    14If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified.

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    9Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

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    12If others are partakers of this right over you, should not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.

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    3And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience;

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    11And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

    12That you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20For you bear it if someone brings you into bondage, if someone devours you, if someone takes from you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face.

  • Rom 8:35-36
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    35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

    36As it is written: 'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.'

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

  • 1 Pet 4:16
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    16Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: for working night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

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

  • 2 Cor 1:8
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    8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed beyond measure, above strength, so much that we despaired even of life.

  • 2 Cor 11:27
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    27In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14For you, brothers, became followers of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Jews:

  • Acts 20:34
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    34Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.

  • Jas 5:11
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    11Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
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    12Now those who are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and eat their own bread.