Devine Scripture

1 Corinthians 4:12

1 Corinthians chapter 4 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;

v.12This passage

v.13being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Romans 12:20

    But 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.

  • Acts 7:60

    And 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.

  • Luke 6:28

    bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

  • Matthew 5:44

    but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

  • Jude 1:9

    But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

  • 1 Peter 4:19

    Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.