Loving your Enemies
10 passages
- 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 - Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Read it in context - Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
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 - 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 - 1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Read it in context - 1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Read it in context - Proverbs 25:21–22
21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
Read it in context - Proverbs 24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
Read it in context - Acts 7:60
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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