Luke 6:28

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bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 [But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.
  • 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,
  • Jas 3:10 : 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice,“Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.
  • Acts 14:5 : 5 When both the Gentiles and the Jews(together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,
  • Ezek 25:15 : 15 A Prophecy Against Philistia“This is what the Sovereign LORD says:‘The Philistines have exacted merciless revenge, showing intense scorn in their effort to destroy Judah with unrelenting hostility.
  • Ezek 36:5 : 5 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Surely I have spoken in the fire of my zeal against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who with great joy and utter contempt have made my land their property and prey, because of its pasture.’
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
  • Luke 6:27 : 27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:38-46
    9 verses
    89%

    38Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

    39But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

    40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also.

    41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.

    43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’

    44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

    45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?

  • Luke 6:26-27
    2 verses
    86%

    26“Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.

    27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

  • Rom 12:14
    85%

    14Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

  • Luke 6:29-38
    10 verses
    81%

    29To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

    31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

    32“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

    33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

    34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.

    35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

    36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

    37Do Not Judge Others“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

    38Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    77%

    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

  • Matt 5:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

    11“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

    12Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.

  • Luke 6:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!

    23Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

  • Ps 109:28
    74%

    28They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.

  • Matt 6:14
    71%

    14“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
    71%

    12We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • Jas 3:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

    10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    70%

    15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

  • Rom 12:17-21
    5 verses
    70%

    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

    18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.

    19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

    20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • 2 Thess 1:6
    70%

    6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

  • Lam 3:65
    70%

    65Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

  • Matt 6:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

  • Luke 23:34
    69%

    34[But Jesus said,“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

  • Mark 11:25
    69%

    25Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”

  • Luke 14:14
    69%

    14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

  • Eph 4:32
    69%

    32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

  • Deut 30:7
    69%

    7Then the LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies, on those who hate you and persecute you.

  • Matt 5:7
    68%

    7“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.