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,"
— 1 Corinthians 4:12, NET Bible
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
“and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; ”
“We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.”
“And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.”
“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;”
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to die, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to people.
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!
To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.
We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,
when people lie about us, we answer in a friendly manner. We are the world’s dirt and scum, even now.
A Father’s Warning I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.
For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.