Matthew 5:44

The Sermon On The Mount: Love For Enemies

⁴³ Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. ⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

But I Say to You

Do Good

Love Your Enemies

Pray for

Your Enemy

Luke 23:34

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.

Luke 6:27-28

But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Acts 7:60

And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, impute not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you: bless, and do not curse.

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil or curse for curse, but to the contrary, blessing, knowing that ye are called, that ye should possess a blessing by inheritance.

Psalm 7:4

if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me, then let my persecutor escape without retribution.

Romans 12:20-21

Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

1 Peter 2:23

who, when he was cursed, did not return the curse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously;

Exodus 23:4-5

If thou should encounter thine enemy's ox or his ass astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

2 Kings 6:22

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them; would 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 return to their master.

Psalm 35:13-14

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer rose up in my bosom.

Proverbs 25:21-22

If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Luke 6:34-35

And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.

1 Corinthians 4:12-13

and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,

2 Chronicles 28:9-15

But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the host that came to Samaria and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage. This reaches up unto heaven.