We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; Cross References John 15:20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. Acts 18:3 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was. Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. 2 Corinthians 11:8 I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you. Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Treasury of Scripture And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: labour. 1 Corinthians 9:6 Acts 18:3 Acts 20:34 being reviled. Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:28 Luke 23:34 being persecuted. Matthew 5:11 1 Peter 3:14 1 Peter 4:12-14,19 |