Luke 6:28

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Blesse them that curse you: And pray for the which wrongfully trouble you.

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not rendryng euyl for euyll, or rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywyse blesse, knowyng that ye are therevnto called, euen that ye shoulde be heyres of the blessyng.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 Then said Iesus, Father forgeue the, for they wote not what they do. And they parted his rayment, & cast lottes.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not.
  • 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 And labour, working with our owne handes. We are reuyled, and we blesse. We are persecuted, and suffer it.
  • Jas 3:10 : 10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneeled downe, and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde lay not this sinne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken, he fell a sleepe.
  • Acts 14:5 : 5 And when there was an assault made both of the gentiles, and also of the Iewes, with their rulers, to do them violence, and to stone them,
  • Ezek 25:15 : 15 Thus sayth the Lorde God: For that the Philistines dyd in vengeaunce, namely in auenging reuengement, with a dispyteful heart to destroy it for the old enmitie:
  • Ezek 36:5 : 5 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God: Surely in the fire of my gelousie haue I spoken against the residue of the gentiles, and against all Edom, which haue appoynted my lande for their possession, which also reioyced from their whole heart with a dispitefull stomake, to cast it out for a pray.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you:
  • Luke 6:27 : 27 But I say vnto you which heare: Loue your enemies, Do good to them which hate you.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll.

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  • Matt 5:38-46
    9 verses
    89%

    38Ye haue hearde, that it is sayde, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

    39But, I say vnto you, that ye resist not euyll. But, whosoeuer geueth thee a blowe on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

    40And yf any man wyll sue thee at the lawe, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

    41And whosoeuer wyll compell thee to go a myle, go with hym twayne.

    42Geue to hym that asketh thee: & from hym that woulde borowe of thee, turne not thou away.

    43Ye haue heard, that it is saide: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour, & hate thyne enemie.

    44But I saye vnto you, loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, pray for the which hurt you, and persecute you:

    45That ye may be the chyldren of your father, which is in heauen. For he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euyll, and on the good, and sendeth rayne on the iust, and on the vniust.

    46For yf ye loue them which loue you, what rewarde haue ye? Do not the publicans also euen the same?

  • Luke 6:26-27
    2 verses
    86%

    26Wo vnto you when all men prayse you: for so dyd their fathers to the false prophetes.

    27But I say vnto you which heare: Loue your enemies, Do good to them which hate you.

  • Rom 12:14
    85%

    14Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not.

  • Luke 6:29-38
    10 verses
    81%

    29And vnto hym that smyteth thee on the one cheeke, offer also the other. And hym that taketh away thy cloke, forbyd not to take thy coate also.

    30Geue to euery man that asketh of thee: And of hym that taketh away thy goodes, aske them not agayne.

    31And as ye woulde that men shoulde do to you, do ye also to them lykewyse.

    32For yf ye loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also loue their louers.

    33And yf ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also do euen the same.

    34And yf ye lende to them, of whom ye hope to receaue, what thanke haue ye? For synners also lende to sinners, to receaue such lyke agayne.

    35But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll.

    36Be ye therfore mercifull, as your father also is mercifull.

    37Iudge not, & ye shall not be iudged: Condemne not, and ye shall not be condemned: Forgeue, & ye shalbe forgeuen.

    38Geue, and it shalbe geuen vnto you: good measure, pressed downe, & shaken together, and runnyng ouer, shall men geue into your bosomes. For with the same measure that ye meate withall, shall other men meate to you agayne.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    77%

    9Not rendryng euyl for euyll, or rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywyse blesse, knowyng that ye are therevnto called, euen that ye shoulde be heyres of the blessyng.

  • Matt 5:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10Blessed (are) they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen.

    11Blessed are ye, whe (men) reuyle you, and persecute (you) and, lying, shall say all maner of euyll saying agaynst you, for my sake.

    12Reioyce, and be glad: for great is your rewarde in heauen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, whiche were before you.

  • Luke 6:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22Blessed shall ye be when men hate you, & seperate you from their companie and raile on you, & put out your names as an euyll thyng, for the sonne of mans sake.

    23Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: For beholde, your rewarde is great in heauen: For thus dyd their fathers vnto the prophetes.

  • Ps 109:28
    74%

    28They will curse, but thou wylt blesse: they wyl rise vp against me but let them be confounded, and thy seruaunt wyll reioyce.

  • Matt 6:14
    71%

    14For, yf ye forgeue men theyr trespasses, your heauenly father shall also forgeue you.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
    71%

    12And labour, working with our owne handes. We are reuyled, and we blesse. We are persecuted, and suffer it.

  • Jas 3:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9Therwith blesse we God the father: and therwith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

    10Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    70%

    15See that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man: but euer folowe that whiche is good, both among your selues, and to all men.

  • Rom 12:17-21
    5 verses
    70%

    17Recompensyng to no man euyll for euyll. Prouydyng afore hande thynges honest, not only before God, but also in the syght of all men.

    18If it be possible, as much as lyeth in you, lyue peaceably with all men.

    19Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but rather geue place vnto wrath. For it is written: Uengeaunce is myne, I wyll repay sayth the Lorde.

    20Therfore, yf thyne enemie hunger, feede hym: yf he thyrst, geue him drinke. For in so doyng, thou shalt heape coales of fyre on his head.

    21Be not ouercome of euyll, but ouercome euyll with good.

  • 2 Thess 1:6
    70%

    6For it is a ryghteous thing with God, to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you:

  • Lam 3:65
    70%

    65Geue them an obstinate heart, euen thy curse.

  • Matt 6:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7But when ye pray, babble not much, as the heathen do. For they thynke it wyl come to passe, that they shalbe heard, for theyr much bablinges sake.

    8Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them. For your father knoweth, what thynges ye haue nede of, before ye aske of hym.

    9After this maner therfore pray ye. O our father, which art in heauen, halowed be thy name.

  • Luke 23:34
    69%

    34Then said Iesus, Father forgeue the, for they wote not what they do. And they parted his rayment, & cast lottes.

  • Mark 11:25
    69%

    25And when ye stande & pray, forgeue, yf ye haue ought agaynst any man: that your father also which is in heauen, may forgeue you your trespasses.

  • Luke 14:14
    69%

    14And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.

  • Eph 4:32
    69%

    32Be ye curteous one to another, merciful, forgeuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you.

  • Deut 30:7
    69%

    7And the Lorde thy God wyll put all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

  • Matt 5:7
    68%

    7Blessed (are) the mercyfull: for they shall obteyne mercy.