Romans 12:14

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Romans 12:14

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

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be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who traduce you, and persecute you:

and pray for those, who maliciously abuse you.

and Jesus said, "father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." then they divided his raiment among them by throwing lots,

and on his knees he cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." and having said this, he expired.

we are fatigu'd by our manual toil: when reviled, we pray: when persecuted, we don't repine:

Don't allow any one to return evil for evil, but strive to do all the good you can to one another, and to all the world.

from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;

this will conciliate the divine favour. and this is the condition of your vocation, since Christ himself has suffer'd for us,

don't return evil for evil, nor calumny for calumny; on the contrary, bestow your benedictions, considering that your vocation obliges you thereto, as a means to obtain the divine blessing.