Cursing and Blessing

CURSING AND BLESSING
FOUR VERBS in LUKE 6:27-28

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But to you I say to those hearing

LOVE THE ENEMIES OF YOU
DO GOOD TO THOSE HATING YOU
BLESS THE ONES WHO CURSE YOU
PRAY FOR THOSE AROUND
MAKING CURSES (about  towards) YOU

Agapapate  LOVE Your enemies agapoo !

Kaloos Poieite  do good act "finely / beautifully to the hating

Eulogeite BLESS speak well eologeoo those who Kataroomenous kataraomai  curse

Proseukhesthe pray for proseukhomai people around you making curses epeereazooo

NOTE THE IMPERATIVE FORMS

Kataraomai Kata+ ara+omai
to pray "down" to curse to ask or invoke  the divine to perform negative actions that harm others 

Eukhomai is strengthened by pros and peri
pray or wish for vow to

Epeereazontoon Epeereazoo related to epeereia

epi plus the er stem
to put words upon in a negative way threaten or abuse insult be spiteful despise verbally

This doesnt mean we can not speak out against evil use satire or have to allow evil "free speech" or spread propaganda

We are commanded to strive to counter balance or overwhelm evil with good.

Do good not just be nice Not to curse but to bless Love instead of hate

Prayer and Action