Luke 6:28
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28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.(A)
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.(A)
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1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;(A)
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.(A)
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James 3:10
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10 From the same mouth comes a blessing and a curse. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.
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Luke 23:34
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[[34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”]][a] And they cast lots to divide his clothing.(A)
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- 23.34 Other ancient authorities lack the sentence Then Jesus . . . what they are doing
Acts 7:60
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60 Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.[a](A)
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- 7.60 Gk fell asleep
Luke 6:35
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35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.(A)
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- 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one
Luke 6:27
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Love for Enemies
27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;(A)
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
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Acts 14:5
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5 And when an attempt was made by both gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,(A)
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Ezekiel 36:5
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5 therefore thus says the Lord God: I am speaking in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who, with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, took my land as their possession, because of its pasture, to plunder it.(A)
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Ezekiel 25:15
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Proclamation against Philistia
15 Thus says the Lord God: Because with unending hostilities the Philistines acted in vengeance and with malice of heart took revenge in destruction,(A)
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