King James Version (KJV)

1 Corinthians 4:12

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

Verse in context — 1 Corinthians 4

We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised.

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

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

Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, [and are] the offscouring of all things unto this day.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].

Addressing church problems and teaching about love and spiritual gifts.