12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
1 Corinthians 4:12–13
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Epistle to Diognetus 5:14–16
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2 Corinthians 6:3–5
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1 Peter 3:8–10
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Psalms 109:27–29
27 Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it. 28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice. 29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
2 Enoch 50:3–5
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22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” 23 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we…
Luke 6:27–29
27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not wi…
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