1 Corinthians 4:12
and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
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Cross References
Matthew 5:44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Luke 23:34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.
Acts 7:60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 20:34Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Romans 12:20But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
1 Thessalonians 2:9For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 4:8-14
Caution against Censoriousness; Distressed Condition of the Apostles. ( a. d. 57.) 7 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a… Read the whole commentary →