1 Corinthians 4:12-14
Lexham English Bible
12 and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are[a] reviled, we bless; when we are[b] persecuted, we endure; 13 when we are[c] slandered, we encourage. We have become like the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now.
Paul’s Concern for the Corinthian Believers
14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but admonishing you as my dear children.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reviled”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Corinthians 4:12 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persecuted”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“slandered”) which is understood as temporal
1 Corinthians 4:12-14
New International Version
12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(D) of the world—right up to this moment.
Paul’s Appeal and Warning
14 I am writing this not to shame you(E) but to warn you as my dear children.(F)
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