Matthew 5:44

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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Cross References

2 Kings 6:22

“No, don't you kill them!” he replied. “Would you kill prisoners you captured with your own sword or bow? Give them some food and water so that they may eat and drink, and then let them go back to their master.”

Psalm 7:4

If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,

Proverbs 19:11

If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.

John 13:34

I am giving you a new command: Love one another. Love one another in the same way I have loved you.

Acts 16:28

But Paul shouted out, “Don't hurt yourself—we're all still here!”

Acts 7:60

He kneeled down, calling out, “Lord, please don't hold this sin against them!” And after he said this, he died.

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you—bless them, and don't curse them.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure none of you pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to one another, and to everyone.

1 Peter 2:23

and when he was badly treated, he didn't retaliate. When he suffered, he didn't threaten to take revenge. He simply placed himself in the hands of the one who always judges rightly.

1 Peter 3:9

Don't pay back evil for evil, or retaliate when you're abused, instead you should give a blessing—because that's what you were called to do, so you could gain a blessing yourself.

1 Samuel 24:17

He told David, “You are a better person than I am, because you have repaid me with good, but I have repaid you with evil.