Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not.
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.
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.
Williams New Testament
Keep on blessing your persecutors; keep on blessing and stop cursing them.
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 Participating in the necessities of the holy ones; pursuing hospitality. 14 Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not. 15 To rejoice with the rejoicing, and weep with the weeping.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies, praise them cursing you, do well to them hating you, and pray for them threatening you, and driving you out.
Luke 6:28
Praise those cursing you, and pray for those threatening you.
1 Peter 3:9
Not returning evil for evil, or railing for railing: and on the contrary prayer; knowing that to this were ye called, that ye might inherit praise.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that any return not evil to any: but always pursue good to one another, and to all.
Job 31:29-30
If I shall rejoice in the destruction of him hating me, and I exalted when evil found him:
Luke 23:34
And Jesus said, Father, let them go; for they know not what they do. And having divided his garments, they cast lots.
Acts 7:60
And having set the knees, he cried with a great voice, Lord, wouldest thou not set this sin to them. And having said this he was set to sleep.
Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
And we are wearied, working with our own hands: being reviled, we praise; being driven out, we hold up
James 3:10
Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be.
1 Peter 2:21-23
For to this were ye called: for also Christ suffered for you, leaving behind to you an underwriting, that ye should follow upon his footsteps: