Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be not overcome of evil: But overcome evil with goodness.
New American Standard Bible
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
King James Version
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Holman Bible
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
International Standard Version
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
A Conservative Version
Be thou not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.
American Standard Version
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Amplified
Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.
An Understandable Version
[So], do not be conquered by evil, but [instead] conquer evil by doing good.
Anderson New Testament
Be not overcome by evil; but overcome evil with good.
Bible in Basic English
Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
Common New Testament
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Daniel Mace New Testament
be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.
Darby Translation
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Godbey New Testament
Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome the evil with the good.
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
John Wesley New Testament
Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.
Julia Smith Translation
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
King James 2000
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Moffatt New Testament
Do not let evil get the better of you; get the better of evil by doing good.
Montgomery New Testament
Do not be overcome by evil, but be overcoming evil with good.
NET Bible
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New Heart English Bible
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Noyes New Testament
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Sawyer New Testament
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
The Emphasized Bible
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Webster
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.
Williams New Testament
Stop being conquered by evil, but keep on conquering evil with good.
World English Bible
Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Worrell New Testament
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Worsley New Testament
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
Themes
Goodness » Overcoming evil with good
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law and the new testament
Topics
Interlinear
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Usage: 17
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 12:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In Love
20 Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil: But overcome evil with goodness.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:9
not rendering evil for evil, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrariwise, bless: remembering that ye are thereunto called, even that ye should be heirs of blessing.
Proverbs 16:32
A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.
Luke 6:27-30
"But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them which hate you.