Romans 12:14-21

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

¹⁴ Be blessing the ones persecuting you— be blessing and not cursing^[a]. ¹⁵ I say to rejoice with rejoicing ones, to weep with weeping ones; ¹⁶ to be thinking the same thing toward one another, not thinking lofty^[b] things, but being carried-along-with^[c] the lowly^[d] (do not be wise among yourselves); ¹⁷ to be giving-back evil for evil to no one; to be providing-for^[e] good things in the sight of all people, ¹⁸ living-in-peace with all people if possible— as far as from you; ¹⁹ to not be avenging yourselves, beloved, but give a place to the wrath of God. For it has been written: “Vengeance is for Me, I will repay, says the Lord” [Deut 32:35]. ²⁰ “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give-a-drink to him. For doing this, you will heap coals of fire upon his head” [Prov 25:21-22]. ²¹ Do not be overcome by^[f] evil, but be overcoming evil with good.