Luke 6:28 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 6:28

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

KJV

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ASV

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

WEB

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

YLT

bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

DBT

bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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14 verses on the floor

1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Romans 12:14
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
1 Corinthians 4:12
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
James 3:10
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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Christ justifies his disciples in a work of necessity for themselves on that day, and that was plucking the ears of corn, when they were hungry on that day. This story here has a date, which we had not in the other evangelists; it was on the second sabbath after the first (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

LUK 6:28LUK 23:34 1PE 3:9
Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
LUK 6:28LUK 23:34 MAT 5:44
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LUK 6:281PE 3:9 ROM 12:14
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
LUK 6:28LUK 23:34 ACT 7:60
LUK 6:281PE 3:9 1TH 5:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LUK 6:28LUK 23:34 1PE 2:20-23
LUK 6:28LUK 23:34 LUK 6:27-28
LUK 6:281PE 3:9 ROM 12:17

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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