21 Bible Verses about Forgiving Ones Enemies

If thou shalt meet thine enemy's ox or his ass wandering, turning back, thou shalt turn him back to him. If thou shalt see the ass of him hating thee, lying down under his load, and thou didst desist from cutting loose for him, releasing, thou shall release with him.

The understanding of man will defer his anger: and his glory to pass over transgression.

In the falling of thine enemies thou shalt not rejoice, and in his stumbling thy heart shall not exult:

Thou shalt not say, According to what he did to me, thus will I do to him: I will turn back to the man according to his work.

If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; and if he thirst, give him water to drink: For thou tookest up coals of fire upon his head, and Jehovah will recompense to thee.

Also to all the words that shall be spoken thou shalt not give thy heart, that thou shalt not hear thy servant cursing thee.

Happy the compasaionate: for they shall be commiserated.

But I say to you not to resist evil: but whosoever shall smite thee with a rod upon thy right cheek, turn to him also the other. And to him wishing to be judged with thee, and to take thy coat, let go to him also thy garment. And whoever shall compel thee to carry dispatches one mile, go forward with him two.read more.
To him asking thee, give thou, and him wishing to borrow from thee, thou shouldst not turn away. Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say to you, Love your enemies, praise them cursing you, do well to them hating you, and pray for them threatening you, and driving you out. So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust. For if ye love them loving you, what reward. have you? do not also the tax collectors the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye above ordinary? and do not the tax collectors the same? Therefore, be ye perfected, as your Father which is in the heavens is perfected.

And let go to us our debts, as we let go to our debtors. And thou shouldst not lead us into temptation, but deliver thou us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. For if ye let go to men their faults, your Father which in the heavens will also let go to you.read more.
But if ye should not let go to men their faults, neither will your Father let go your faults.

Then Peter, having come to him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I let him go? Till seven times? And Jesus says to him, I say not to thee, till seven times; but till seventy times seven. Therefore the kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man, the king, who wished to lift up the word together with his servants.read more.
And he having begun to settle accounts, one was brought him, a debtor of ten thousand talents. And he not having to give back, his lord ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children, and all which he had also to be given back. Then the servant, having fallen, worshipped him, saying, Lord, be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee. And the lord of that servant, having felt compassion, loosed him, and let go to him the money lent. But that servant having come, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him one hundred drachmas, and having seized, he choked him, saying, Give back to me what thou owest. Then his fellow-servant having fallen at his feet besought him, saying, Be slow to anger towards me, and I will give back all to thee. . And he would not; but having departed he cast him into prison till he should give back that being owed. And his fellow-servants having seen the thing done, were greatly grieved, and having come, made known to their lord all things done. Then his lord, having called him, said unto him, O thou evil servant, I let go to you all that debt since thou besoughtest me: Oughtest thou not also to pity thy fellow-servant, as I also pitied thee And his lord having become angry, delivered him to the torturers even till he should give back all being owed to him. So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye let not go each to his brother from your hearts their falls.

And when ye stand praying, let go, if ye have any thing against any one : that also your Father, he in the heavens, might let go to you your falls. And if ye do not let go, neither will your Father, he in the heavens, let go your falls.

But I say to you hearing, Love your enemies; do good to those hating you, Praise those cursing you, and pray for those threatening you. To him striking thee upon the cheek hold also near the other; and from him taking away thy garments, and thou shouldest not retrench thy coat.read more.
And to every one asking thee, do thou give; and from him taking away thy things, re-demand not. And as ye wish that men would do to you, and do you to them likewise. And if ye love them loving you, what grace is to you? for also the sinful would love those loving them. And if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace is to you? for also the sinful do the same. And if ye lend of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace is to you? for also the sinful lend to the sinful, that they might receive back the like things. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be much, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the graceless and evil. Be ye therefore compassionate, as also your Father is compassionate. And judge not, and ye should not be judged: condemn not, and ye should not be condemned: loose ye, and ye shall be loosed.

And remit to us our sins; for we onrselves also remit to every one indebted to us. 'And bring us not into temptation; but deliver us from the evil.

Attend to yourselves: and if thy brother sin against thee, censure him; and if he should repent, let him go. And if seven times in a day he sin against thee, and seven times in a day turn back to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt let him go.

Praise them driving you out: praise ye, and curse not.

Giving hack evil for evil to none. Providing good things before all men. If possible of you, living peaceably with all men. Avenging not yourselves, beloved, but give ye place to anger: for it has been written, Vengeance to me; I will repay, says the Lord.read more.
If therefore thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for doing this, thou shalt heap up-coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

And we are wearied, working with our own hands: being reviled, we praise; being driven out, we hold up Being defamed, we entreat: as the filth of the world were we become, the offscouring of all until now.

And be ye kind one to another, having good bowels, favoring each other, as also God in Christ Jesus favored you.

(Bearing one another, propitiating one another, if any have a complaint against any: as also Christ propitiated for you, so also ye.)

I beseech thee for my child whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus. Once unprofitable to thee, but now more profitable to thee and to me: Whom I sent back: and thou him, that is, my bowels, receive again:read more.
Whom I was wishing to retain to myself, that for thee he might serve me in the bonds of the good news: But without thy judgment I would do nothing; that good might not be as according to necessity, but according to free will. For perhaps therefore he was separated for a time, that thou mightest receive him forever; No more as a servant, but above a servant, a dearly beloved brother, especially to me, and how much rather to thee, also in the flesh, and in the Lord? If therefore thou hold me a participator, receive him in addition as me. And if he injured thee any, or is indebted, charge this to me.

Not returning evil for evil, or railing for railing: and on the contrary prayer; knowing that to this were ye called, that ye might inherit praise.