ROM 12:14 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST Ask God to bless the people who mistreat you. Ask God to bless them rather than curse them.

AICNT Bless those who persecute [you];[fn] [bless][fn] and do not curse them.

12:14, you: ℵ(01) A(02) D(05) NA28[] THGNT BYZ TR ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓46 B(03) SBLGNT

12:14, bless: Absent from 𝔓46.

OEB Bless your persecutors – bless and never curse.

WEBBE Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

LSV Bless those persecuting you; bless, and do not curse;

FBV Bless those who persecute you—bless them, and don't curse them.

TCNT Bless those who persecute [fn]you; bless, and do not curse.

12:14 you ¦ — SBL WH

T4T Ask God to be kind to those who ◄persecute you/cause you to suffer► because you believe in Jesus! Ask him to be kind to them; do not ask him to cause bad things to happen to them.

LEB Bless those who persecute,[fn] bless and do not curse them.

12:14 Some manuscripts have “who persecute you”

BBE Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

Moff Bless those who make a practice of persecuting you; bless them instead of cursing them.

Wymth Invoke blessings on your persecutors—blessings, not curses.

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

DRA Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not.

YLT Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

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

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

SLT Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not.

Wbstr Bless them who persecute you; bless, and curse not.

KJB-1769 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

KJB-1611 Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Blesse them which persecute you, blesse, and curse not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.
(Bless them which persecute you: bless, I say, and curse not. )

Cvdl Blesse the that persecute you. Blesse, & curse not.
(Bless the that persecute you. Blesse, and curse not.)

TNT Blesse the which persecute you: blesse but course not.
(Bless the which persecute you: bless but course not. )

Wycl Blesse ye men that pursuen you; blesse ye, and nyle ye curse;
(Bless ye/you_all men that pursuing you; bless ye/you_all, and won’t ye/you_all curse;)

Luth Segnet, die euch verfolgen; segnet, und fluchet nicht.
(Segnet, the you pursue/follow; blesses, and curses(v) not.)

ClVg Benedicite persequentibus vos: benedicite, et nolite maledicere.
(Bless_you persecutors you(pl): bless, and don't to_curse. )

UGNT εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας, εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.
(eulogeite tous diōkontas, eulogeite kai maʸ katarasthe.)

SBL-GNT εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς ⸀διώκοντας, εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.
(eulogeite tous ⸀diōkontas, eulogeite kai maʸ katarasthe.)

RP-GNT Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς· εὐλογεῖτε, καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.
(Eulogeite tous diōkontas humas; eulogeite, kai maʸ katarasthe.)

TC-GNT Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας [fn]ὑμᾶς· εὐλογεῖτε, καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.
(Eulogeite tous diōkontas humas; eulogeite, kai maʸ katarasthe. )

12:14 υμας ¦ — SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:1–21: Paul taught about our body, love, and revenge

In this section, Paul taught that believers should use their bodies in ways that are holy and acceptable to God. Our thinking must change so that it follows the will of God and not the thinking of the people of this world.

Paul also taught that believers should not be more proud of themselves than what is right before God. We all have different gifts from the Holy Spirit, and we should use them.

Believers should love in a genuine way, avoid evil deeds, honor others, be full of eagerness to serve the Lord. They should rejoice, be patient, pray, help others, and show hospitality.

Believers should bless the people who persecute them, and live in sympathy and harmony with other believers. They are not to be proud such that they avoid people with no status in society. They are not to think of themselves as wise.

Believers are not to take revenge, but leave that for God to do something about the evil done to them. They are to do things that are honorable and live at peace with others, if they can. They are to bless their enemies by doing good to them.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

The New Life in Christ (NRSV)

Our bodies, thinking, and deeds must be holy and good

12:14a

Bless those who persecute you.

¶ Bless the people who make you^(plur) suffer because you believe.
¶ When people cause you to suffer, ask God to do something good to them.

Bless: This word refers to asking God to do good things to or for someone. Here are other ways to translate this word:

pray that God will be gracious/merciful to themTagbanwa Back Translation on TW.

you must give goodness [bless] themNalik Back Translation, draft, Papua New Guinea.

persecute: Here this word refers to people causing trouble or suffering for a believer because he or she follows Jesus. Here are other ways to translate this word:

harm us because we believe in Jesus

give us pain because of our faith

cause us who believe to suffer

12:14b

Bless and do not curse.

Bless them! Do not curse them.
Yes/Indeed, ask God to do something good to them. Do not ask God to do something bad to them.

Bless: This word is repeated from 12:14a to emphasize its meaning. The word “them” is implied after this word. For example:

bless them

In some languages repeating a word for emphasis is not natural or has the wrong meaning. If that is true in your language, indicate the emphasis in another way, if possible. For example:

Bless those who persecute you. Indeed, do that! Do not curse them.

Ask for good/blessing from God to go to everyone who persecutes you. Yes! Don’t curse them.

curse: This word refers to asking God to do something bad to someone. It does not refer to using swear words. Here are other ways to translate this word:

pray that God will do bad things to them

say a badness to themNalik Back Translation, draft, Papua New Guinea.

Parallel ROM 12:14

Section 12:1–21: Paul taught about our body, love, and revenge

12:14a

12:14b