Genesis 50:21

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

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Instead of your shame you will have double. Instead of dishonor, they will rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double. Everlasting joy will be to them.

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy for us from there, so that we may live, and not die.”

Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all of his father’s household with bread, according to the sizes of their families.

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.

how he swore to Yahweh, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

until I find out a place for Yahweh, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

First I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations.”

The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.

“Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”

My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’

if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.

Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.

There I will provide for you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have.” ’

The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

“Isn’t a man forced to labor on earth? Aren’t his days like the days of a hired hand?

(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: “Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself on my enemies.

In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.

Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.

But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good?

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

Judah said to Israel, his father, “Send the boy with me, and we’ll get up and go, so that we may live, and not die, both we, and you, and also our little ones.

But his bow remained strong. The arms of his hands were made strong, by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

“Speak comfortably to Jerusalem; and call out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received of Yahweh’s hand double for all her sins.”

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.