12 we labor, working(A) with our own hands.(B) When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

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

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

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Therefore, we ourselves boast(A) about you among God’s churches—about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.

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Therefore, among God’s churches we boast(A) about your perseverance and faith(B) in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.(C)

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So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

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12 if we endure, we will also reign(A) with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;

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12 if we endure,
    we will also reign with him.(A)
If we disown him,
    he will also disown us;(B)

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12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

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12 Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown(A) of life that God[a] has promised to those who love him.(B)

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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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