1 Corinthians 4:12
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
κοπιάω
Toil, labor to exhaustion. Kopiáō. Paul says he labored harder than all, yet not he but the grace of God with him. Bring your full effort; grace meets it.
ἐργάζομαι
working
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ἐργάζομαι
To work, to labour. Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. God sees every task you do in His name.
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ἴδιος
with our own
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ἴδιος
One's own, private, personal. Idios. What belongs to you alone, your particular life and calling. Steward it faithfully.
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χείρ
hands;
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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λοιδορέω
Being reviled
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λοιδορέω
Revile, vilify, hurl insults. Loidoreō. When they hurled insults at him, he did not retaliate. Absorb the wound without returning it.
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εὐλογέω
we bless,
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εὐλογέω
To bless, to speak well of. Eulogeo. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessing God is acknowledging that He is the source of all good things.
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διώκω
being persecuted
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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