“Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you — the positive responses to negative treatment: bless (eulogein, speak well of) those who curse; pray (proseuchesthe) for those who mistreat. The commands are specific and active: blessing, praying. The love of enemies is not passive tolerance but active good-doing in the face of hostility.
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