Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:17
and said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

Proverbs 19:11
A man's insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Luke 6:27
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Luke 6:28
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another.

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.

Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

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."

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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 23:4, 5
If you encounter your enemy's stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. . . .

2 Kings 6:22
"Do not kill them, " he replied. "Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master."

2 Chronicles 28:9-15
But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. "Look, " he said to them, "because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hands. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. . . .

Psalm 7:4
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

Psalm 35:13, 14
Yet during their illness, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered. . . .

Proverbs 25:21, 22
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. . . .

Luke 6:27, 28, 34, 35
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, . . .

Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

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.

Romans 12:14, 20, 21
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:12, 13
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; . . .

1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. . . .

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

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.

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