1 Peter 3:9

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⁹^(A)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, ^(B)bless, for ^(C)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

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Romans 12:17

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¹⁷^(A)Repay no one evil for evil, but ^(B)give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.

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Romans 12:14

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¹⁴^(A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

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Proverbs 20:22

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²²Do not say, ^(A)“I will repay evil”;
^(B)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

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Romans 12:19-21

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¹⁹Beloved, ^(A)never avenge yourselves, but leave it^[a] to the wrath of God, for it is written, ^(B)“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” ²⁰To the contrary, ^(C)“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Romans 12:19 Greek give place

1 Thessalonians 5:15

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¹⁵See that ^(A)no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always ^(B)seek to do good to one another and to everyone.

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Matthew 5:44

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⁴⁴But I say to you, ^(A)Love your enemies and ^(B)pray for those who persecute you,

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Matthew 5:39

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³⁹But I say to you, ^(A)Do not resist the one who is evil. But ^(B)if anyone ^(C)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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Luke 6:27-29

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Love Your Enemies

²⁷“But I say to you who hear, ^(A)Love your enemies, ^(B)do good to those who hate you, ²⁸^(C)bless those who curse you, ^(D)pray for those who abuse you. ²⁹^(E)To one who ^(F)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic^[a] either.

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Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin

1 Peter 2:20-23

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²⁰For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But ^(A)if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. ²¹For ^(B)to this you have been called, ^(C)because Christ also suffered for you, ^(D)leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. ²²^(E)He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. ²³^(F)When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, ^(G)but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

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Proverbs 17:13

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¹³If anyone ^(A)returns evil for good,
^(B)evil will not depart from his house.

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Ephesians 4:32

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³²^(A)Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, ^(B)forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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1 Corinthians 4:12-13

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¹²and we ^(A)labor, working with our own hands. ^(B)When reviled, we bless; ^(C)when persecuted, we endure; ¹³when slandered, we entreat. ^(D)We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^(E)the refuse of all things.

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1 Peter 5:10

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¹⁰And ^(A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, ^(B)who has called you to his ^(C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself ^(D)restore, ^(E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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Romans 8:28

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²⁸And we know that for those who love God all things work together ^(A)for good,^[a] for ^(B)those who are called according to his purpose.

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Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good

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Matthew 25:34

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³⁴Then ^(A)the King will say to ^(B)those on his right, ‘Come, you ^(C)who are blessed by my Father, ^(D)inherit ^(E)the kingdom ^(F)prepared for you ^(G)from the foundation of the world.

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Hebrews 6:14

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¹⁴saying, ^(A)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”

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Mark 10:17

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The Rich Young Man

¹⁷^(A)And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and ^(B)knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(C)inherit eternal life?”

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Matthew 19:29

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²⁹^(A)And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold^[a] and will ^(B)inherit eternal life.

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