Verse 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;

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:17 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
  • 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;
  • Rom 12:19-21 : 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.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 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;
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Matt 5:44 : 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,
  • Luke 6:27-29 : 27 `But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, 28 bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely; 29 and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God, 21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps, 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,
  • 1 Cor 4:12-13 : 12 and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; 13 being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 `Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
  • Rom 8:30 : 30 and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle `you';
  • Heb 6:14 : 14 saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'