Other translations
American Standard Version
For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
In exchange for my love they regarded me with malice, and I have been praying for them.
Darby Bible Translation
For my love they are mine adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.
God's Word
In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray.
International Standard Version
Instead of receiving my love, they accuse me, though I continue in prayer.
NET Bible
They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.
New American Standard Bible
In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer.
New International Version
In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
New Living Translation
I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
Webster's Bible Translation
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.
The World English Bible
In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
EasyEnglish Bible
I have loved them, but they still accuse me. I will continue to pray for them.
Young‘s Literal Translation
For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!
New Life Version
I give them my love but they speak against me in return. But I am in prayer.
The Voice Bible
Though I offer them love and keep them in my prayers, they accuse me;
Living Bible
I love them, but even while I am praying for them, they are trying to destroy me.
New Catholic Bible
In return for my love they denounce me even as I offer up prayers for them.
Legacy Standard Bible
In return for my love they accuse me; But I am in prayer.
Jubilee Bible 2000
They have responded to my love by becoming my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.
Christian Standard Bible
In return for my love they accuse me, but I continue to pray.
Amplified Bible © 1954
In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I resort to prayer.
New Century Version
They attacked me, even though I loved them and prayed for them.
The Message
My God, don’t turn a deaf ear to my hallelujah prayer. Liars are pouring out invective on me; Their lying tongues are like a pack of dogs out to get me, barking their hate, nipping my heels—and for no reason! I loved them and now they slander me—yes, me!— and treat my prayer like a crime; They return my good with evil, they return my love with hate.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
Good News Translation®
They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them.
Wycliffe Bible
For that thing that they should love me (for), they backbited me; but I prayed (for them).
Contemporary English Version
I had pity and prayed for my enemies, but their words to me were harsh and cruel.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
Common English Bible © 2011
Instead of returning my love, they accuse me— but I am at prayer.
Amplified Bible © 2015
In return for my love, they attack me, But I am in prayer.
English Standard Version Anglicised
In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
In return for my love they slander me, even though I prayed for them.
New American Standard Bible
In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer.
The Expanded Bible
They ·attacked [accuse; charge] me, ·even though I loved them and prayed for them [in return for my love and prayer].
Tree of Life Version
In return for my love they are my accusers, but I am in prayer.
Revised Standard Version
In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them.
New International Reader's Version
They bring charges against me, even though I love them and pray for them.
BRG Bible
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Complete Jewish Bible
In return for my love they became my accusers, even though I prayed for them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In return for my ahavah they are my adversaries; but I give myself unto tefillah (prayer).
Names of God Bible
In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them.
Modern English Version
In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I give myself to prayer.
Easy-to-Read Version
I loved them, but they were against me. So I said a prayer.
International Children’s Bible
They attacked me, even though I loved them and prayed for them.
Lexham English Bible
In return for my love they accuse me, though I am in prayer.
New International Version - UK
In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.