Luke 6:28
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
In Context
27"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Cross References
Luke 6:27"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Luke 23:34Jesus kept saying, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his garments among them, casting lots for them,
Acts 14:5And when both the Gentiles and the Jews with their ruler made a hostile move to maltreat and to stone them,
1 Corinthians 4:12Homeless men, we toil, working with our own hands.
1 Peter 3:9not paying back evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but on the contrary giving a blessing. Because for this you have been called - to inherit a blessing.
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 →