Luke 6:28 (DRB)

Passage

Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:26 Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.

Luke 6:27 But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them that hate you.

Luke 6:28 Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you.

Luke 6:29 And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Luke 6:30 Give to every one that asketh thee: and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bless", "curse", "pray", and "calumniate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bless" and "curse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "But I say to you that hear..." into verse 29's "And to him that striketh thee on...", so "bless" and "curse" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bless" and "curse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.