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Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse.
Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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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,
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- Matthew 5:44 NU But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
1 Peter 3:9
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary (B)blessing, knowing that you were called to this, (C)that you may inherit a blessing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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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.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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12 (A)And we labor, working with our own hands. (B)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we [a]entreat. (C)We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:13 exhort, encourage
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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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; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(D) of the world—right up to this moment.
Romans 12:21
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Romans 12:21
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21 Do not be overcome by evil, but (A)overcome evil with good.
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Romans 12:21
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Romans 12:21
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21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
James 3:10
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James 3:10
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10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
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James 3:10
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James 3:10
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10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
Luke 6:28
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Luke 6:28
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28 (A)bless those who curse you, and (B)pray for those who spitefully use you.
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Luke 6:28
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Luke 6:28
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28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(A)
Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 [a]Then Jesus said, “Father, (A)forgive them, for (B)they do not know what they do.”
And (C)they divided His garments and cast lots.
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- Luke 23:34 NU brackets the first sentence as a later addition.
Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 Jesus said, “Father,(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a](B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C)
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- Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.
1 Peter 2:21-23
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1 Peter 2:21-23
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21 For (A)to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for [a]us, (B)leaving [b]us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who(C) committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 (D)who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but (E)committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
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- 1 Peter 2:21 NU you
- 1 Peter 2:21 NU, M you
1 Peter 2:21-23
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1 Peter 2:21-23
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
23 When they hurled their insults at him,(G) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(H) Instead, he entrusted himself(I) to him who judges justly.(J)
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- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
Acts 7:60
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Acts 7:60
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60 Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, (A)“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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Acts 7:60
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Acts 7:60
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60 Then he fell on his knees(A) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(B) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(C)
Job 31:29-30
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Job 31:29-30
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29 “If(A) I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,
Or lifted myself up when evil found him
30 (B)(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for a curse on his [a]soul);
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- Job 31:30 Or life
Job 31:29-30
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Job 31:29-30
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