Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Holman Bible
Bless those who persecute you;
International Standard Version
Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.
A Conservative Version
Bless those who persecute you. Bless ye and do not curse.
American Standard Version
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Amplified
Bless those who persecute you [who cause you harm or hardship]; bless and do not curse [them].
An Understandable Version
Ask God's blessing on people who persecute you, instead of cursing them.
Anderson New Testament
bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not;
Bible in Basic English
Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.
Common New Testament
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
Daniel Mace New Testament
bless them who persecute you:
Darby Translation
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Godbey New Testament
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and scold not.
Goodspeed New Testament
Bless your persecutors; bless them; do not curse them.
John Wesley New Testament
bless and curse not.
Julia Smith Translation
Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not.
King James 2000
Bless them who persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Bless those who persecute, bless and do not curse [them].
Modern King James verseion
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Bless them which persecute you: bless, but curse not.
Moffatt New Testament
Bless those who make a practice of persecuting you; bless them instead of cursing them.
Montgomery New Testament
Bless your persecutors, bless, and curse not.
NET Bible
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.
New Heart English Bible
Bless those who persecute [you]; bless, and do not curse.
Noyes New Testament
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Sawyer New Testament
Bless those that persecute, bless and curse not.
The Emphasized Bible
Bless them that persecute, bless, and do not curse.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Bless your persecutors--bless and never curse.
Webster
Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Weymouth New Testament
Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.
World English Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.
Worrell New Testament
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and curse not.
Worsley New Testament
Bless them that persecute you: bless them, I say, and do not curse them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;
Themes
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Love to man » Should be exhibited, toward » Enemies
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 12:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In Love
13 always supplying the needs of God's people, ever practicing hospitality. 14 Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them. 15 Practice rejoicing with people who rejoice, and weeping with people who weep.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,
Luke 6:28
continue to bless those who curse you, and continue to pray for those who abuse you.
1 Peter 3:9
never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Take care that none of you ever pays back evil for evil, but always keep looking for ways to show kindness to one another and everybody.
Luke 23:34
They drew lots to divide His clothes among them.
Acts 7:60
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not charge this sin on the book against them!" On saying this he fell asleep in death.
Romans 12:21
Stop being conquered by evil, but keep on conquering evil with good.
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
We have worked hard with our own hands for a living. When abused by people, we bless them. When persecuted, we patiently bear it.
James 3:10
Out of the same mouth flow blessing and cursing! It ought not to be like this, my brothers.
1 Peter 2:21-23
Indeed, it was to this kind of living that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow His footsteps.