Luke 6:28

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Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.
  • 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;
  • Jas 3:10 : 10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
  • Acts 14:5 : 5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,
  • Ezek 25:15 : 15 This is what the Lord has said: Because the Philistines have taken payment, with the purpose of causing shame and destruction with unending hate;
  • Ezek 36:5 : 5 For this cause the Lord has said: Truly, in the heat of my bitter feeling I have said things against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who have taken my land as a heritage for themselves with the joy of all their heart, and with bitter envy of soul have made attacks on it:
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
  • Luke 6:27 : 27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

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  • Matt 5:38-46
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    38 You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

    40 And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.

    41 And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two.

    42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

    44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

    45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

    46 For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

  • Luke 6:26-27
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    86%

    26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

    27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • Luke 6:29-38
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    29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

    32 If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

    33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

    34 And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

    35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

    36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

    37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

    38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    77%

    9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • Matt 5:10-12
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    10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

    11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

    12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

  • Luke 6:22-23
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    75%

    22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

    23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

  • Ps 109:28
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    28 They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

  • Matt 6:14
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    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

  • Jas 3:9-10
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    9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

    10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

  • Rom 12:17-21
    5 verses
    70%

    17 Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.

    18 As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.

    19 Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

    20 But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

    21 Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.

  • 2 Thess 1:6
    70%

    6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

  • Lam 3:65
    70%

    65 You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • Matt 6:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7 And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

    8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

    9 Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

  • Luke 23:34
    69%

    34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

  • Mark 11:25
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    25 And whenever you make a prayer, let there be forgiveness in your hearts, if you have anything against anyone; so that you may have forgiveness for your sins from your Father who is in heaven.

  • Luke 14:14
    69%

    14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

  • Eph 4:32
    69%

    32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

  • Deut 30:7
    69%

    7 And the Lord your God will put all these curses on those who are against you, and on your haters who put a cruel yoke on you.

  • Matt 5:7
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    7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy.