Your Enemies

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;

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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.

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

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

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — 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 →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

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

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

This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

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

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

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

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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

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

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? — read the full passage →

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:

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

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

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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

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

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.

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? — read the full passage →

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

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

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

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

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Neither give place to the devil.

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

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

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. — read the full passage →

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me. — read the full passage →

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

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

And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

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

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

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

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

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

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

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.

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

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?