Romans 12:14 KJV — MannaFest

Romans 12:14

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

KJV

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ASV

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

WEB

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

YLT

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

DBT

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

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Romans — Paul's gospel set out in order. Four great movements: sin, salvation, sanctification, sovereignty — closing with sustained calls to service and unity.

Author: Paul the apostle, dictated to Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Date: c. AD 57, from Corinth before the Jerusalem offering

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Cross-references

17 verses on the floor

Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Luke 6:28
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Bless--that is, Call down by prayer a blessing on. them which persecute you, &c.--This is taken from the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:44), which, from the allusions made to it, seems to have been the storehouse of Christian morality among the churches.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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G137745× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ROM 12:14MAT 5:44 1PE 3:9
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
ROM 12:14MAT 5:44 LUK 6:27-28
ROM 12:14MAT 5:44 ROM 12:20-21
ROM 12:14ROM 12:21 LUK 6:27-30
ROM 12:14MAT 5:44 PRO 25:21-22
ROM 12:14ROM 12:21 PRO 16:32
ROM 12:14MAT 5:44 LUK 23:34
ROM 12:141PE 3:9 ROM 12:17

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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