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1 Corinthians 4:12

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andκοπιῶμενkopiōmenlabourκοπιάω (kopiaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “labour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2872(a) I grow weary, (b) I toil, work with effort (of bodily and mental labor alike).labourἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiworkingἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “working”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.workingταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίαιςidiaiswith our ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “with our own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.with our ownχερσίνchersinhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hands”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.handsλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoibeing reviledλοιδορέω (loidoreō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being reviled”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3058I revile a person to his face, abuse insultingly.being reviledεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenwe blessεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we bless”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.we blessδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoibeing persecutedδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being persecuted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.being persecutedἀνεχόμεθαanechomethawe suffer itἀνέχομαι (anechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we suffer it”, an ongoing or repeated actionG430I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.we suffer it

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer [it];

Douay-Rheims

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

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