Forgiving your Enemies
10 passages
- Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:31–32
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Read it in context - Luke 6:27
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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 6:14–15
14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
Read it in context - John 15:12
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
Read it in context - Matthew 18:21–22
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Read it in context - 1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:26–27
26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger, 27and do not give the devil a foothold.
Read it in context - Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
Read it in context
Readers at OpenBible.info suggested and ranked these verses. A verse can mean something different on its own than in its chapter, so open each one and see for yourself.