| New King James Version (NKJV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. | 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. |
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