1 Corinthians 4:12

Modern English Version

We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

Cross References

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

Matthew 5:44

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,

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they divided His clothes by casting lots.

Luke 6:28

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use 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 also persecute you. If they kept My words, they will keep yours also.

Acts 18:3

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

Acts 20:34

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

Acts 7:60

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

Romans 12:14

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

Romans 12:20

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so you will heap coals of fire on 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?

2 Corinthians 11:8

I robbed other churches by accepting wages from them to serve you.

Ephesians 4:28

Let him who steals steal no more. Instead, let him labor, working with his hands things which are good, that he may have something to share with him who is in need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil. Laboring night and day so as not to be an expense to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

neither did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but we worked tirelessly and toiled night and day that we might not be a burden to any of you.

1 Timothy 4:10

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 Peter 2:23

When He was reviled, He did not revile back; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but He entrusted Himself to Him who judges righteously.

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. “Do not be afraid of their terror, do not be troubled.”

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil, or curse for curse, but on the contrary, bless, knowing that to this you are called, so that you may receive a blessing.

1 Peter 4:19

So then, let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

Jude 1:9

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil in a dispute about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce upon him a railing judgment. But he said, “The Lord rebuke you!”