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Romans 12:21

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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ASV

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

KJV

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μὴmēNotG3361 →
νικῶnikōdo be overcomeG3528 →
ὑπὸhupobyG5259 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
κακοῦkakouevilG2556 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
νίκαnikado overcomeG3528 →
ἐνenwithG1722 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
ἀγαθῷagathōgoodG18 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
κακόν.¶kakonevil.G2556 →

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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.Luke 6:27–30But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.Luke 9:56And He and His disciples went on to another village.Matthew 18:22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!Numbers 12:13So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”1 Samuel 25:21Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.Luke 22:51But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.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.Numbers 16:47So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.John 5:34Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

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