The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you” (ὑμᾶς·) before do bless here.
εὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteBlessεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Bless”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.Blessτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διώκονταςdiōkontasthem which persecuteδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them which persecute”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “persecute”.them which persecuteεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteblessεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “bless”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.blessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκαταρᾶσθεkatarastheto curseκαταράομαι (kataraomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “to curse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2672I curse.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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