Love your enemies

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• Matthew 5:44

  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

• Matthew 5:43–48

  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. …

• Luke 6:27

  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

• Romans 12:20

  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

• Romans 12:14

  Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

• Leviticus 19:18

  Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

• Luke 23:34

  Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

• Luke 6:35

  But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

• 1 John 4:7

  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

• Acts 7:60

  And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

• Luke 6:27–28

  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

• Exodus 23:5

  If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

• Proverbs 25:21–22

  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

• Proverbs 24:17

  Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

• 1 Corinthians 13:4–8

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; …

• Luke 6:27–36

  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. …

• Matthew 5:43

  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• Romans 12:17–21

  Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. …

• 1 Peter 3:9

  Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

• 1 Corinthians 16:14

  Let all your things be done with charity.

• Matthew 5:45

  That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

• Ephesians 4:32

  And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

• Mark 12:31

  And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

• Matthew 5:48

  Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

• Matthew 7:12

  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

• Romans 12:9

  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

• 1 Peter 4:8

  And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

• Romans 12:14–21

  Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. …

• Proverbs 16:7

  When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

• Psalms 138:7

  Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

• Exodus 23:22

  But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

• John 13:34

  A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

• Matthew 4:1–25

  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. …

• Luke 6:28

  Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

• Proverbs 25:21

  If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

• Romans 8:28

  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• Matthew 5:46

  For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

• Matthew 5:9

  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

• Job 31:29–30

  If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.