Forgiving Your Enemies

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

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;

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

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

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

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which 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, as I have loved you.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

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

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

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, 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.

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.

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

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

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

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

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

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

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

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: 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 the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall 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 repeateth a matter separateth very 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 thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

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

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. — read the full passage →

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

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.

Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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.

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

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. — read the full passage →

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though 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 also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

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

So 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting 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 perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the 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 evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. — read the full passage →

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

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: — read the full passage →

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

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

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: — read the full passage →

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; 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 unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: