⁶ And he said to his men, ^(A)“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.”

^15 (A)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always ^(B)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

^14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ^15 (B)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ^16 (C)Be of the same mind toward one another. ^(D)Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

^17 (E)Repay no one evil for evil. ^(F)Have^[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If it is possible, as much as depends on you, ^(G)live peaceably with all men. ¹⁹ Beloved, ^(H)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ^(I)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ Therefore

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but ^(K)overcome evil with good.

Submit to Government

13 Let every soul be ^(L)subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. ² Therefore whoever resists ^(M)the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will ^[b]bring judgment on themselves.

^44 [a]But I say to you, ^(A)love your enemies, bless those who curse you, ^(B)do good to those who hate you, and pray ^(C)for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

³ But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid ^(A)that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

¹⁴ So David said to him, “How ^(A)was it you were not ^(B)afraid to ^(C)put forth your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”

⁹ But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; ^(A)for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?” ¹⁰ David said furthermore, “As the Lord lives, ^(B)the Lord shall strike him, or ^(C)his day shall come to die, or he shall ^(D)go out to battle and perish. ^11 (E)The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed. But please, take now the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go.”