1 CORINTHIANS 4:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; — Paul worked as a tentmaker (Acts 18:3) to avoid being a burden. The response to curse (katara) is blessing (eulogeō); to persecution (diōkō, driven out), endurance (anechō, holding up). These reflect Jesus's teaching on enemy-love (Luke 6:28). Apostles practice what they preach about Christ-centered love.
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