1 Corinthians 4:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:”
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.
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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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
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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κοπιάω
we toil
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κοπιάω
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
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λοιδορέω
Being reviled
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λοιδορέω
to reproach, i.e. vilify
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