We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;1 Corinthians 4:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ κοπιῶμεν ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν· λοιδορούμενοι εὐλογοῦμεν, διωκόμενοι ἀνεχόμεθα,
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κοπιῶμενkopiōmen“we toil”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from κοπιάω · “to labor” · Strong's G2872
- ἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi“working”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐργάζομαι · “to work” · Strong's G2038
- ταῖςtais“<the>”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἰδίαιςidiais“with [our] own”Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
- χερσίν·chersin“hands;”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
- λοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoi“Being reviled”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λοιδορέω · “to revile” · Strong's G3058
- εὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumen“we bless,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
- διωκόμενοιdiōkomenoi“being persecuted”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from διώκω · “to pursue” · Strong's G1377
- ἀνεχόμεθα,anechometha“we endure,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from ἀνέχω · “to endure” · Strong's G0430
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)