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Luke 6:28
Luke 6:28 is verse 28 of Luke chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
King James Version
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
World English Bible
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
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Luke 6:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
1 Corinthians 4:12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
James 3:10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Ezekiel 25:15This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,
Ezekiel 36:5Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder.
Acts 14:5But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,