1 Corinthians 4:12

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and we pick up odd jobs anywhere we can to eke out a living. When they call us names, we say, “God bless you.”

and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

We work wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.

and we toil, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

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

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