Matthew 5:44

Catholic Public Domain Version

But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:22

And he said: "You should not strike them. For you did not capture them with your sword or bow, so that you might strike them. Instead, set bread and water before them, so that they may eat and drink, and then go to their lord."

Psalm 7:4

O Lord, my God, if there is iniquity in my hands, if I have done this:

Proverbs 19:11

The doctrine of a man is known through patience. And his glory is to pass beyond iniquities.

Luke 23:34

Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do." And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots.

John 13:34

I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.

Acts 16:28

But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying: "Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!"

Romans 12:14

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

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone. Instead, always pursue whatever is good, with one another and with all.

1 Peter 2:23

And when evil was spoken against him, he did not speak evil. When he suffered, he did not threaten. Then he handed himself over to him who judged him unjustly.

1 Peter 3:9

not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.

1 Samuel 24:17

And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, "Could this be your voice, my son David?" And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.