Luke 6:28
Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
In Context
27But I say to those of you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
Cross References
Ezekiel 36:5Yes, this is what the Lord God says: I have spoken passionately against these other nations, and against all the Edomites, who took over my country and made it theirs, happily celebrating as they looted the land and treated me with complete contempt.
Luke 6:27But I say to those of you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.
Acts 14:5But then the foreigners and the Jews, together with their leaders, decided to attack and stone Paul and Barnabas.
1 Corinthians 4:12We struggle on doing manual work. When people curse us, we bless them. When they persecute us, we put up with it.
1 Peter 3:9Don't pay back evil for evil, or retaliate when you're abused, instead you should give a blessing—because that's what you were called to do, so you could gain a blessing yourself.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:28-37
Exhortations to Justice and Mercy. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For… Read the whole commentary →