1 Corinthians 4:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 4:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 4:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 4:12 — KJV
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
— 1 Corinthians 4:12 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 4:12 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 4:12
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:12: own, hands, bless
“And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. of the...: Heb. of the multitude of men Sabeans: or, drunkards”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:12: own, hands, being
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. to give: or, to distribute”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:12: labour, working, hands
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:12: being, bless
“And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 4:12: own, bless
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