1 Corinthians 4:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹² and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² and labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And we still toil unto weariness [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When men revile us [wound us with an accursed sting], we bless them. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently and endure it.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Common English Bible

¹² We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we respond with a blessing; when we are harassed, we put up with it;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And we labor, working with our own hands. We are slandered, and so we bless. We suffer and endure persecution.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And we labour, working with our own hands: we are reviled, and we bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it.

1 Corinthians 4:12 Cross References

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 23:34

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Luke 6:28

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them, and they worked, for by trade they were tentmakers.

Acts 20:34

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

Acts 7:60

And he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Romans 12:20

No, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.”

Romans 8:35

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

1 Corinthians 9:6

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working for a living?

2 Corinthians 11:8

I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may be able to give to those in need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labor and toil, brethren; we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you, while we preached to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

we did not eat any one's bread without paying, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you do suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.

Jude 1:9

But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”