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Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
Matthew 5:44
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Matthew 5:44
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44 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;
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Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse.
Romans 12:14
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
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1 Peter 3:9
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Romans 12:20-21
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Romans 12:20-21
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20 On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[a](A)
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Footnotes
- Romans 12:20 Prov. 25:21,22
Romans 12:20-21
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Romans 12:20-21
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20 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.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Luke 6:27-28
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Luke 6:27-28
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Love for Enemies(A)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(B) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(C)
Luke 6:27-28
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Luke 6:27-28
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27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
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Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 Jesus said, “Father,(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a](B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C)
Footnotes
- Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.
Luke 23:34
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Luke 23:34
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34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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Proverbs 25:21-22
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21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
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1 Peter 2:23
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1 Peter 2:23
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23 When they hurled their insults at him,(A) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(B) Instead, he entrusted himself(C) to him who judges justly.(D)
1 Peter 2:23
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1 Peter 2:23
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23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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Acts 7:60
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Acts 7:60
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60 Then he fell on his knees(A) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(B) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(C)
Acts 7:60
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Acts 7:60
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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.
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Luke 6:34-35
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Luke 6:34-35
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34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?(A) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(B) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(C) of the Most High,(D) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke 6:34-35
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Luke 6:34-35
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34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 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.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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4 Love is patient,(A) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(B) 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,(C) it is not easily angered,(D) it keeps no record of wrongs.(E) 6 Love does not delight in evil(F) but rejoices with the truth.(G) 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.(H)
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,(I) they will cease; where there are tongues,(J) they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8
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4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage(D) of the world—right up to this moment.
1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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1 Corinthians 4:12-13
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12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
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2 Kings 6:22
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2 Kings 6:22
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22 “Do not kill them,” he answered. “Would you kill those you have captured(A) with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them so that they may eat and drink and then go back to their master.”
2 Kings 6:22
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2 Kings 6:22
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22 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.
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