Jesus said, "Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing." They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

He knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, "Lord! Do not remember this sin against them!" He said this and died.

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

we wear ourselves out with hard work. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;

Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth. My friends, this should not happen!

Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.

The Sovereign LORD said, "The Philistines have taken cruel revenge on their agelong enemies and destroyed them in their hate.

"I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken out in the heat of my anger against the surrounding nations, and especially against Edom. With glee and contempt they captured my land and took possession of its pastures.

Then some Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them.