Luke 6:28
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Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you.

Bless.

Luke 23:34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.

Acts 7:60 And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not his sin to their charge: And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.

Romans 12:14 Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not.

1 Corinthians 4:12 And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.

James 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

despitefully.

Ezekiel 25:15 Thus saith the Lord God: Because the Philistines have taken vengeance, and have revenged themselves with all their mind, destroying and satisfying old enmities:

Ezekiel 36:5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: In the fire of my zeal I have spoken of the rest of the nations, and of all Edom, who have taken my land to themselves, for an inheritance with joy, and with all the heart, and with the mind: and have cast it out to lay it waste.

Acts 14:5 And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously and to stone them:

Context
Love Your Enemies
27But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them that hate you. 28Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you. 29And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.…
Cross References
1 Kings 13:6
And the king said to the man of God: Entreat the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me. And the man of God besought the face of the Lord, and the king's hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.

Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:

Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Romans 12:14
Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not.

1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

Lexicon
bless
εὐλογεῖτε (eulogeite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

curse
καταρωμένους (katarōmenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2672: To curse. Middle voice from katara; to execrate; by analogy, to doom.

you,
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

pray
προσεύχεσθε (proseuchesthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.

for
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

those who
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

mistreat
ἐπηρεαζόντων (epēreazontōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1908: To insult, treat wrongfully, molest, revile. From a comparative of epi and areia; to insult, slander.

you.
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


Additional Translations
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

bless those cursing you, pray for those mistreating you.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which spitefully use you.

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.

bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;
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