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Love Your Enemies

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Matthew 5:44

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

Matthew 5:43–48

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

Luke 6:27

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

Romans 12:20

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.

Romans 12:14

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

Leviticus 19:18

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.

Luke 23:34

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

Luke 6:35

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.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten 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 that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

Exodus 23:5

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.

Proverbs 25:21–22

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

Proverbs 24:17

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

1 Corinthians 13:4–8

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Luke 6:27–36

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

Matthew 5:43

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

John 3:16

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.

Romans 12:17–21

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

1 Peter 3:9

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

1 Corinthians 16:14

Let all that ye do be done in love.

Matthew 5:45

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

Ephesians 4:32

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

Mark 12:31

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Matthew 5:48

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 7:12

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Romans 12:9

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

1 Peter 4:8

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

Romans 12:14–21

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please Jehovah, 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 wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand will save me.

Exodus 23:22

But if thou shalt indeed hearken unto 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; even 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. — read the full passage →

Romans 8:28

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

Luke 6:28

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

Matthew 5:46

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

Proverbs 25:21

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

Matthew 5:9

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

Job 31:29–30

If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him — read the full passage →

Psalms 23:1–6

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Exodus 23:4–5

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 →

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Proverbs 20:22

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

1 John 3:18

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

John 3:16–17

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 →

Luke 6:31

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

Leviticus 26:6

And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

1 Corinthians 4:12

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

Deuteronomy 20:1

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

Romans 13:8–10

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Romans 13:8

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Revelation 1:1–20

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; — read the full passage →

Matthew 24:13

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

Matthew 6:1–34

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 →

Proverbs 17:17

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

1 Corinthians 13:1–8

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 →

Romans 12:21

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:19

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.

1 Peter 2:23

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

John 13:33–35

Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say unto you. — read the full passage →

Luke 13:32–35

And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. — read the full passage →

Mark 11:25

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.

Proverbs 24:17–20

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

James 1:2–5

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

Colossians 3:1–4

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Philippians 3:13–14

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, — read the full passage →

Romans 12:9–11

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

Matthew 5:8–12

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. — read the full passage →

Obadiah 1:12–13

But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 43:18

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Matthew 5:47

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

Proverbs 24:17–18

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; — read the full passage →

Proverbs 14:29

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Acts 7:52–60

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers; — read the full passage →

Luke 23:28–37

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

1 John 4:19

We love, because he first loved us.

Romans 5:8

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Matthew 5:43–45

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

Psalms 23:5

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou hast anointed my head with oil; My cup runneth over.

Job 31:29

If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him

2 Timothy 3:12

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Luke 6:32

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

Psalms 1:1–6

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Luke 23:33–34

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 →

Romans 5:6–8

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 25:22

For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

1 John 3:1

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Colossians 3:14

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

1 Corinthians 13:13

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

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

John 14:15

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Matthew 5:38–48

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

1 John 4:8

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

James 4:7

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Isaiah 1:1–31

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Philippians 2:2

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

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