Difficult People
10 passages
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Read it in context - Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 2:24–26
24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. 25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth. 26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
Read it in context - Romans 12:20
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Read it in context - Mark 11:25
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
Read it in context - Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Read it in context - Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Read it in context - Matthew 7:1
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
Read it in context - Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
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