Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Bible References
General references
Romans 12:21
Do not let evil get the better of you; get the better of evil by doing good.
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 abuse you.
Luke 23:34
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing." Then they distributed his clothes among themselves by drawing lots.
Acts 7:60
Then he knelt down and cried aloud, "Lord, let not this sin stand against them!" With these words he slept the sleep of death.
1 Corinthians 4:12
we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
see that none of you pays back evil for evil, but always aim at what is kind to one another and to all the world;
James 3:10
blessing and cursing stream from the same lips! My brothers, this ought not to be.
1 Peter 2:21
It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps.
1 Peter 3:9
never paying back evil for evil, never reviling when you are reviled, but on the contrary blessing. For this is your vocation, to bless and to inherit blessing;