1 Thessalonians 5:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

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  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth, 23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,
  • 1 Pet 3:11-13 : 11 let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it; 12 because the eyes of the Lord `are' upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord `is' upon those doing evil;' 13 and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;
  • 1 Thess 2:12 : 12 for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
  • 2 Tim 2:24 : 24 and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
  • Titus 3:2 : 2 of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,
  • Gen 45:24 : 24 And he sendeth his brethren away, and they go; and he saith unto them, `Be not angry in the way.'
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 `When thou meetest thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou dost certainly turn it back to him; 5 when thou seest the ass of him who is hating thee crouching under its burden, then thou hast ceased from leaving `it' to it -- thou dost certainly leave `it' with him.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 `Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I `am' Jehovah.
  • Deut 16:20 : 20 Righteousness -- righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
  • Prov 24:17 : 17 In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
  • Prov 24:29 : 29 Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
  • Prov 25:21 : 21 If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • Matt 5:44-45 : 44 but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you, 45 that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 `But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. 18 If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace; 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine, 20 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; 21 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
  • Rom 14:19 : 19 So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;
  • 1 Cor 6:7 : 7 Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?
  • 1 Cor 14:1 : 1 Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,
  • 1 Cor 16:10 : 10 And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I,
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 and I fell before his feet, to bow before him, and he saith to me, `See -- not! fellow servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren, those having the testimony of Jesus; bow before God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of the prophecy.'
  • Rev 22:9 : 9 and he saith to me, `See -- not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'
  • Eph 5:33 : 33 but ye also, every one in particular -- let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife -- that she may reverence the husband.

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