Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
[εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας [ὑμᾶς], εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.]
The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Romans 12: 14 [NRSV (2021 ed.)]
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(Source (Greek)). Alternate translations:Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
[KJV (1611)]Bless those who persecute you: never curse them, bless them.
[JB (1966)]Bless your persecutors; never curse them, bless them.
[NJB (1985)]Ask God to bless those who persecute you -- yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.
[GNT (1992 ed.)]Bless people who harass you -- bless and don’t curse them.
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We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1863-11-19), “Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg [Gettysburg Address],” Pennsylvania
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