Romans Chapter 12 verse 14 Holy Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) Bless them which persecute you.--Apparently with allusion to Matthew 5:44. It was probably just about the time that St. Paul was writing this Epistle, or at most a year or two later, that the series of compositions which ultimately took the shape of our present Gospels began. It is not, however, necessary to suppose that St. Paul had actually seen one of these. The record of our Lord's teaching was no doubt at first preserved and circulated in the Church orally, and it would be in this form that St. Paul first became acquainted with the precept to which he here seems to allude. There is, perhaps, another reference to the Sermon on the Mount in 1Corinthians 7:10. Such references occur (as we should expect) more frequently in the Epistle of St. James.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekBlessΕὐλογεῖτε (Eulogeite)Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.those whoτοὺς (tous)Article - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.persecuteδιώκοντας (diōkontas)Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.you.ὑμᾶς (hymas)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralStrong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.Blessεὐλογεῖτε (eulogeite)Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 2127: (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {do} notμὴ (mē)AdverbStrong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.curse.καταρᾶσθε (katarasthe)Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralStrong's 2672: To curse. Middle voice from katara; to execrate; by analogy, to doom.Jump to PreviousBless Blessing Blessings Cruel Curse Curses Invoke Persecute Persecuting Persecutors