Luke 6:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

bless them that curse you, {G2532} pray for them that despitefully use you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς.

Transliteration

Eulogeite the katarōmenous you, and proseuchesthe hyper the epēreazontōn you.

Grammar Details

• *Eulogeite*: verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - bless!
• *katarōmenous*: participle, present middle/passive, accusative, masculine, plural - cursing ones
• *proseuchesthe*: verb, present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - pray!
• *hyper*: preposition - for/on behalf of
• *epēreazontōn*: participle, present active, genitive, masculine, plural - mistreating/abusing ones

Word Meanings

• *Eulogeite*: bless/speak well of/invoke good upon
• *katarōmenous*: those who curse/those pronouncing curses/those calling down evil
• *proseuchesthe*: pray/make petition
• *hyper*: for/on behalf of/concerning
• *epēreazontōn*: those who mistreat/abuse/insult/falsely accuse

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for {G3754} hereunto {G5124} were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
• Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.
• Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
• 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
• Jas 3:10 : 10 out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
• Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Acts 14:5 : 5 And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,
• Ezek 25:15 : 15 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;
• Ezek 36:5 : 5 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land unto themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.
• Matt 5:44 : 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
• Luke 6:27 : 27 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
• Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; {G560} and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.