Parallel Verses
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Bless them that curse you. And pray for them which wrongfully trouble 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
I tell you who listen, love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
28
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil for evil, or insult for insult. Do just the opposite. For you were called to inherit a blessing.
Luke 23:34
[Jesus said: Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.](This verse not found in older manuscripts.) They cast lots and divided his garments among themselves.
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
1 Corinthians 4:12
We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;
Ezekiel 25:15
The Lord Jehovah says: Because the Philistines have acted in revenge and scorn and have taken vengeance to destroy with everlasting enmity,
Ezekiel 36:5
'The Lord Jehovah says: 'Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who appropriated my land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and with scorn, to drive it out for a prey.''
Matthew 5:44
I say love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
Luke 6:27
I tell you who listen, love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
Luke 6:35
Love your enemies and do good to them. Lend expecting nothing in return and your reward will be great. You will be sons of the Most High for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Acts 7:60
He kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Jehovah, do not charge this sin against them. After saying this he fell asleep in death.
Acts 14:5
Then some of the people of the nations and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them.
James 3:10
Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth! My brothers, these things should not be.