²⁸ bless those who curse you, ^(A)pray for those who are abusive to you.

^14 (A)Bless those who persecute ^[a]you; bless and do not curse.

¹² and we labor, ^(A)working with our own hands; when we are ^(B)verbally abused, we bless; when we are ^(C)persecuted, we endure it;