26 Bible Verses about Duties To Enemies

But - if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head.

When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him.

If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him; -

When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:

If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head, - and, Yahweh, will repay thee.

But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him. When thou seest the ass of him that hateth thee sinking down under his burden, and mightest have foreborne to unload him, thou shalt surely help him to unload,

Happy, the merciful; for, they, shall receive mercy:

Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;

Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:

Be blessing them that curse you; be praying for them that wantonly insult you.

Bless them that persecute, bless, and do not curse.

And toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless, being persecuted, we hold on,

Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing, - because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.

If he that hateth thee hunger, give him bread to eat, and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink; For, burning coals, shalt thou be heaping upon his head, - and, Yahweh, will repay thee.

But, unto you, I say, who are hearkening: Be loving your enemies; be doing, good, unto them that hate you; Be blessing them that curse you; be praying for them that wantonly insult you. To him who is smiting thee upon the one cheek, be offering, the other also; and, from him who is taking away thy mantle, thy tunic also, do not forbid:read more.
To every one asking thee, give, and, from him that taketh away thy possessions, ask them not back. And, according as ye desire that men be doing unto you, be ye doing unto them, in like manner.

Being defamed, we beseech: as the sweepings of the world have we become, the offscouring of all - until even now.

And forgive us our debts, as, we also, have forgiven our debtors;

Then, coming near, Peter said to him- Lord! how many times, shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until, seven, times? Jesus saith to him - I say not unto thee, unto, seven, times, but, until seventy times seven. For this cause, hath the kingdom of the heavens become like unto a man, a king, who wished to settle an account with his servants;read more.
And, when he, began, to settle, there was brought unto him a, certain, debtor, of a thousand talents; and, he, not having, wherewith to pay, the master ordered him to be sold, and the wife, and the children, and whatsoever he had, - and payment to be made. The servant therefore, falling down, began to do homage unto him, saying - Have patience with me, and, all, will I pay thee. And, moved with compassion, the master of that servant released him, and, the loan, he, forgave, him. But that servant, going out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him, a hundred denaries, and, laying hold of him, he began seizing him by the throat, saying, Pay! if anything thou owest. His fellow servant, therefore, falling down, began beseeching him, saying, Have patience with me! And I will pay thee. He, however, would not, but went away and cast him into prison, - until he should pay what was owing. His fellow-servants, therefore, seeing, the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, - and went and made quite plain to their master all the things which had been done. Then, calling him near, his master saith unto him - O wicked servant! All that debt, forgave I thee, because thou didst beseech me. Was it not binding, upon thee also, to have mercy upon thy fellow-servant, as, I also, on thee, had mercy? And, provoked to anger, his master delivered him up to the torturers, until he should pay all that was owing. Thus, my heavenly Father also, will do unto you, if ye forgive not each one his brother, from your hearts.

Be taking heed to yourselves, - If thy brother sin, rebuke him, and, if he repent, forgive him; Even if, seven times a day, he sin against thee, and, seven times, turn to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Ye have heard, that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you: That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.read more.
For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing? And, if ye salute your brethren only, what, more than common, are ye doing? are not, even the nations, the same thing, doing? Ye, therefore, shall become, perfect: as, your heavenly Father, is perfect.

But, unto you, I say, who are hearkening: Be loving your enemies; be doing, good, unto them that hate you;

If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him; - Neither did I suffer my palate to sin, by asking, with a curse, for his life:

When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult: Lest Yahweh see it, and it be wicked in his eyes, and he turn away from him his anger.

Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written - Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense; - saith the Lord;