¹² We work hard with our own hands.^(A) When we are cursed, we bless;^(B) when we are persecuted,^(C) we endure it;

⁹ persecuted,^(A) but not abandoned;^(B) struck down, but not destroyed.^(C)

¹² In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,^(A)