Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Bless them that curse you. And pray for them which wrongfully trouble you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who insult you.
A Conservative Version
Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.
American Standard Version
bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
[Ask God's] blessing on those who curse you; pray for those who treat you spitefully.
Anderson New Testament
bless them that curse you; pray for them that abuse you.
Bible in Basic English
Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
Common New Testament
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and pray for those, who maliciously abuse you.
Darby Translation
bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.
Godbey New Testament
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.
Goodspeed New Testament
bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
John Wesley New Testament
Bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
Julia Smith Translation
Praise those cursing you, and pray for those threatening you.
King James 2000
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Modern King James verseion
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.
Moffatt New Testament
bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
Montgomery New Testament
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.
NET Bible
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
New Heart English Bible
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
Noyes New Testament
bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.
Sawyer New Testament
bless those that curse you; pray for those that injure you;
The Emphasized Bible
Be blessing them that curse you; be praying for them that wantonly insult you.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who wantonly insult you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
Webster
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.
Weymouth New Testament
bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
Williams New Testament
continue to bless those who curse you, and continue to pray for those who abuse you.
World English Bible
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
Worrell New Testament
bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
Worsley New Testament
bless them that curse you, and pray for them that abuse you;
Youngs Literal Translation
bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;
Themes
Cursing » The precepts of jesus concerning
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Jesus Christ » History of » Delivers the "sermon on the mount" (in galilee)
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law and the new testament
Sermon » Of jesus, "on the plain,"
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:28
Images Luke 6:28
Prayers for Luke 6:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Plain: Love For Enemies
27 "But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them which hate you. 28 Bless them that curse you. And pray for them which wrongfully trouble you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away thy gown, forbid not to take thy coat also.
Phrases
Names
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.
Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 12:14
Bless them which persecute you: bless, but curse not.
1 Corinthians 4:12
and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it.
Ezekiel 25:15
Thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as the Philistines have done this - namely taken vengeance with despiteful stomachs, and of an old evil will set themselves to destroy -
Ezekiel 36:5
Yea, even thus sayeth the LORD God: In the fire of my jealousy have I taken a device against the residue of the Gentiles, and against all Edom: which have taken in my land unto themselves for a possession: which also rejoiced from their whole heart with a despiteful stomach, to waste it, and to spoil it.
Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
Luke 6:27
"But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them which hate you.
Luke 6:35
Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.
Acts 7:60
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. For they know not what they do." And when he had thus spoken he fell asleep.
Acts 14:5
When there was a fault made, both of the gentiles and also of the Jews with their rulers, to put them to shame and to stone them:
James 3:10
Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.