bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.Luke 6:28
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς, προσεύχεσθε περὶ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς.
- εὐλογεῖτεeulogeite“do bless”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- καταρωμένουςkatarōmenous“cursing”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from καταράομαι · “to curse” · Strong's G2672
- ὑμᾶς,humas“you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthe“do pray”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person plural · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
- περὶperi“for”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- τῶνtōn“those”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπηρεαζόντωνepēreazontōn“mistreating”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἐπηρεάζω · “to mistreat” · Strong's G1908
- ὑμᾶς.humas“you.”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)