¹⁴ Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

⁴⁴ but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

²⁸ bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

⁹ not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

¹⁵ See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

¹⁰ out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

²¹ For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

²² who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

²³ who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed `himself' to him that judgeth righteously:

¹² and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

¹³ being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things, even until now.

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

⁶⁰ And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

³⁴ And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

²⁹ If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

³⁰ (Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);