1 Corinthians 4:12
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:In other versions
and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
ASV
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;
BBE
and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer [it];
DBY
We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
WEB
and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;
YLT
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
ENG
And labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;
WBT
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
BSB
In context
10We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
