1 Corinthians 4:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

we labour, working  with our own hands.  When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

Cross References

1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil  or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,  since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

Matthew 5:11

‘You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.

Romans 12:14

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

Romans 12:20

But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.   ,

Acts 18:3

and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade,  he stayed with them and worked.

Luke 6:28

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

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer for righteousness,  you are blessed. Do not fear them   ,or be intimidated,   ,

1 Peter 2:23

when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges  justly.

Luke 23:34

Then Jesus said, “Father,   forgive   them, because they do not know what they are doing.”   , And they divided his clothes and cast lots.

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies   and pray for those who   persecute you,

Acts 7:60

He knelt down and cried out with a loud voice,  ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them! ’ And after saying this, he fell asleep.

John 15:20

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.

Jude 1:9

Yet when Michael  the archangel  was disputing with the devil  in an argument about Moses’s  body, he did not dare utter a slanderous condemnation against him but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you! ’

1 Timothy 4:10

For this reason we labour and strive,  because we have put our hope in the living God,  who is the Saviour  of all people,  especially of those who believe.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

we did not eat  anyone’s food free of charge;  instead, we laboured  and toiled,  working  night and day, so that we would not be a burden  to any of you.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labour and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working  night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

1 Corinthians 9:6

Or do only Barnabas  and I have no right to refrain from working?

Acts 20:34

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.

1 Peter 4:19

So then, let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust themselves  to a faithful Creator while doing what is good.

Romans 8:35

Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction  or distress or persecution  or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

2 Corinthians 11:8

I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to minister to you.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share  with anyone in need.