Romans 12:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:14 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 12:14 — KJV
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”
— Romans 12:14 (KJV)
Romans 12:14 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:14
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:14: bless, persecute, curse
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:14: bless, curse
“My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:14: bless, curse
“Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:14: bless, curse
“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:14: bless, curse
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