1 Corinthians 4:12
and we toil working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:
Luke 23:34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they were casting the lots.
Acts 7:60And putting down his knees, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, do not impute this sin to them. And saying this, he fell asleep.
Acts 20:34you yourselves know, that these hands did minister to my necessities, and those along with me.
Romans 12:20But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink: for doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.
1 Thessalonians 2:9For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil: night and day working, that we should burden no one 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 →