Romans 12:14
Modern Translations
New International Version
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

New Living Translation
Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them.

English Standard Version
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Berean Study Bible
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

New American Standard Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

NASB 1995
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

NASB 1977
Bless those who persecute you; bless and curse not.

Amplified Bible
Bless those who persecute you [who cause you harm or hardship]; bless and do not curse [them].

Christian Standard Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Contemporary English Version
Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them.

Good News Translation
Ask God to bless those who persecute you--yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Bless those who persecute you. Bless them, and don't curse them.

International Standard Version
Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.

NET Bible
Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

New King James Version
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

King James 2000 Bible
Bless them who persecute you: bless, and curse not.

New Heart English Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

World English Bible
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

American King James Version
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

American Standard Version
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

A Faithful Version
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.

Darby Bible Translation
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

English Revised Version
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Webster's Bible Translation
Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Blesse the that persecute you. Blesse, & curse not.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Blesse the which persecute you: blesse but course not.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Bless those persecuting you; bless, and do not curse;

Berean Literal Bible
Bless those persecuting you. Bless and do not curse;

Young's Literal Translation
Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

Smith's Literal Translation
Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Bless those persecuting you, bless and do not curse.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Bless those who are persecuting you: bless, and do not curse.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse.

Lamsa Bible
Bless them which persecute you; bless, and curse not.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not;

Godbey New Testament
Bless them that persecute you; bless, and scold not.

Haweis New Testament
Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Mace New Testament
bless them who persecute you:

Weymouth New Testament
Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.

Worrell New Testament
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Worsley New Testament
Bless them that persecute you: bless them, I say, and do not curse them.
















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