Romans 12:14 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εὐλογεῖτε	eulogeite	do bless	G2127 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
διώκοντας	diōkontas	persecuting	G1377 →
ὑμᾶς·	humas	you;	G4771 →
εὐλογεῖτε	eulogeite	do bless	G2127 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
καταρᾶσθε.	katarasthe	do curse.	G2672 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G1377diokontaspersecuting45×

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Luke 6:27–28
  But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Romans 12:20–21
  On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- Proverbs 25:21–22
  If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
- Luke 23:34
  Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Through
Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
leads to
- Luke 6:27–30
  But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- Proverbs 16:32
  He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Through
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
leads to
- Romans 12:17
  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.1 Corinthians 4:12–13We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;Luke 6:28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.1 Peter 2:21–23For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:Job 31:29–30If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—1 Corinthians 4:12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;Job 31:30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—1 Samuel 24:6So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”Leviticus 19:14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.1 Kings 13:6Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.

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