Forgiving Your Enemies

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

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

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

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

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: — read the full passage →

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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.

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

And their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left. — read the full passage →

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, thou shalt forbear to leave him, thou shalt surely release it with him.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. — read the full passage →

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;

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

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. — read the full passage →

But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. — read the full passage →

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.

If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. — read the full passage →

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. — read the full passage →

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick):

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;

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

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;