1 Corinthians 4:12
Homeless men, we toil, working with our own hands.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
In Context
11Even to his very hour we are enduring hunger and thirst and nakedness and blows.
Cross References
Matthew 5:44"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
Luke 23:34Jesus kept saying, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,
Acts 7:60Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."
Acts 20:34"You yourselves know how these hands of mine provided for my needs, and those of my companions.
Romans 12:20On the contrary, therefore, If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will be heaping burning coals on his head.
1 Thessalonians 2:9You recall, brothers, my labor and toil; how, while working at my trade day and night, so as not to become a burden to any of you, I proclaimed to 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 →