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Berean Standard Bible

“We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;”

1 Corinthians 4:12

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Paul is contrasting the pride of the Corinthians with the hardships of the apostles. He describes how the apostles live as people displayed at the end of the procession.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

World English Bible (WEB)

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

King James Version (KJV)

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

American Standard Version (ASV)

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y trabajamos, obrando con nuestras manos: nos maldicen, y bendecimos: padecemos persecución, y sufrimos:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hemos trabajado hasta el cansancio con nuestras manos para ganar el sustento. Nos maldicen y bendecimos, y hemos soportado con paciencia a los que nos persiguen.

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