1Cor 4:12 Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:12

12: We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.

1 Peter 3:9

  1. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate when people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it.

Acts 18:3

  1. Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.

Romans 12:20

  1. Instead, do what the Scriptures say: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink, and they will be ashamed of what they have done to you."

Romans 12:14

  1. If people persecute you because you are a Christian, don't curse them; pray that God will bless them.

1 Peter 4:12

  1. Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
  2. Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
  3. Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.

Matthew 5:11

  1. "God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.

Luke 6:28

  1. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.

Acts 7:60

  1. And he fell to his knees, shouting, "Lord, don't charge them with this sin!" And with that, he died.

1 Peter 3:14

  1. But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't be afraid and don't worry.

Luke 23:34

  1. Jesus said, "Father, forgive these people, because they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

  1. Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that our expenses would not be a burden to anyone there as we preached God's Good News among you.

1 Timothy 4:10

  1. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.

1 Peter 2:23

  1. He did not retaliate when he was insulted. When he suffered, he did not threaten to get even. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

Matthew 5:44

  1. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

John 15:20

  1. Do you remember what I told you? 'A servant is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you!

1 Corinthians 9:6

  1. Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?

1 Peter 4:19

  1. So if you are suffering according to God's will, keep on doing what is right, and trust yourself to the God who made you, for he will never fail you.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

  1. We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

Jude 1:9

  1. But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels, did not dare accuse Satan of blasphemy, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you." (This took place when Michael was arguing with Satan about Moses' body.)

Acts 20:34

  1. You know that these hands of mine have worked to pay my own way, and I have even supplied the needs of those who were with me.
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