Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. New Living Translation Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. English Standard Version Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Berean Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Berean Literal Bible Bless those persecuting you. Bless and do not curse; King James Bible Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. New King James Version Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. New American Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. NASB 1995 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. NASB 1977 Bless those who persecute you; bless and curse not. Legacy Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Amplified Bible Bless those who persecute you [who cause you harm or hardship]; bless and do not curse [them]. Christian Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Holman Christian Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. American Standard Version Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse. Contemporary English Version Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them. Douay-Rheims Bible Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not. English Revised Version Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. GOD'S WORD® Translation Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don't curse them. Good News Translation Ask God to bless those who persecute you--yes, ask him to bless, not to curse. International Standard Version Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them. Literal Standard Version Bless those persecuting you; bless, and do not curse; Majority Standard Bible Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. New American Bible Bless those who persecute [you], bless and do not curse them. NET Bible Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse. New Revised Standard Version Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. New Heart English Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Webster's Bible Translation Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not. Weymouth New Testament Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses. World English Bible Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse. Young's Literal Translation Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Forgiveness13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. 14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.… Cross References Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 1 Corinthians 4:12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. Treasury of Scripture Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Job 31:29,30 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: … Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Jump to Previous Bless Blessing Blessings Cruel Curse Curses Invoke Persecute Persecuting PersecutorsJump to Next Bless Blessing Blessings Cruel Curse Curses Invoke Persecute Persecuting PersecutorsRomans 12 1. God's mercies must move us to offer ourselves.3. No man must think too well of himself; 6. but everyone attend to the calling wherein he is placed. 9. Love, and many other duties are required of us. 19. Revenge is especially forbidden. (14) Bless them which persecute you.--Apparently with allusion to Matthew 5:44. It was probably just about the time that St. Paul was writing this Epistle, or at most a year or two later, that the series of compositions which ultimately took the shape of our present Gospels began. It is not, however, necessary to suppose that St. Paul had actually seen one of these. The record of our Lord's teaching was no doubt at first preserved and circulated in the Church orally, and it would be in this form that St. Paul first became acquainted with the precept to which he here seems to allude. There is, perhaps, another reference to the Sermon on the Mount in 1Corinthians 7:10. Such references occur (as we should expect) more frequently in the Epistle of St. James. Greek BlessΕὐλογεῖτε (Eulogeite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless. those who τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. persecute διώκοντας (diōkontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. you. ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Bless εὐλογεῖτε (eulogeite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. curse. καταρᾶσθε (katarasthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2672: To curse. Middle voice from katara; to execrate; by analogy, to doom. Links Romans 12:14 NIVRomans 12:14 NLT Romans 12:14 ESV Romans 12:14 NASB Romans 12:14 KJV Romans 12:14 BibleApps.com Romans 12:14 Biblia Paralela Romans 12:14 Chinese Bible Romans 12:14 French Bible Romans 12:14 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you (Rom. Ro) |