Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

New American Standard Bible

and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

King James Version

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.

A Conservative Version

And we toil, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

American Standard Version

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Amplified

We work [for our living], working hard with our own hands. When we are reviled and verbally abused, we bless. When we are persecuted, we take it patiently and endure.

An Understandable Version

we work hard with our hands. [Though] we are cursed, we [ask God's] blessing [on people]; [though] we are persecuted, we persevere;

Anderson New Testament

and labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

Bible in Basic English

And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

we are fatigu'd by our manual toil: when reviled, we pray: when persecuted, we don't repine:

Darby Translation

and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer it;

Godbey New Testament

and we toil working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;

Goodspeed New Testament

we have worked with our hands for a living. When people abuse us, we bless them, when they persecute us, we put up with it,

John Wesley New Testament

being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Julia Smith Translation

And we are wearied, working with our own hands: being reviled, we praise; being driven out, we hold up

King James 2000

And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it:

Lexham Expanded Bible

and we toil, working with our own hands. [When we are] reviled, we bless; [when we are] persecuted, we endure;

Modern King James verseion

And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it.

Moffatt New Testament

we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

Montgomery New Testament

Homeless men, we toil, working with our own hands.

NET Bible

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

New Heart English Bible

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

Noyes New Testament

and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;

Sawyer New Testament

and labor, working with our hands; being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,

The Emphasized Bible

And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

Twentieth Century New Testament

We work hard, toiling with our own hands. We meet abuse with blessings, we meet persecution with endurance,

Webster

And labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

Weymouth New Testament

Homes we have none. Wearily we toil, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we bear it patiently;

Williams New Testament

We have worked hard with our own hands for a living. When abused by people, we bless them. When persecuted, we patiently bear it.

World English Bible

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

Worrell New Testament

and we toil, laboring with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Worsley New Testament

and we labour working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless: when persecuted, we bear it: when defamed, we intreat.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

κοπιάω 
Kopiao 
Usage: 17

ἐργάζομαι 
Ergazomai 
Usage: 28

with our own
ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

λοιδορέω 
Loidoreo 
Usage: 4

we bless
εὐλογέω 
Eulogeo 
Usage: 39

διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Corinthians 4:12

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Apostles' Humility

11 unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about, 12 and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; 13 being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.

Cross References

1 Peter 3:9

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

Acts 18:3

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

Matthew 5:11

Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

Luke 6:28

bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

Romans 12:14

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

Romans 12:20

I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

Matthew 5:44

but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

Luke 23:34

And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

John 15:20

'Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;

Acts 7:60

and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.

Acts 20:34

and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;

1 Corinthians 9:6

or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?

1 Thessalonians 2:9

for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

2 Thessalonians 3:8

nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

1 Timothy 4:10

for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.

1 Peter 2:23

who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

1 Peter 3:14

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy are ye! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

1 Peter 4:12-14

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

1 Peter 4:19

so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.

Jude 1:9

yet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke thee!'

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