Matthew 5:44

Good News Translation (US Version)

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

Cross References

Romans 12:14

Ask God to bless those who persecute you—yes, ask him to bless, not to curse.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.” They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

1 Peter 2:23

When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.

Acts 7:60

He knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord! Do not remember this sin against them!” He said this and died.

2 Kings 6:22

“No,” he answered. “Not even soldiers you had captured in combat would you put to death. Give them something to eat and drink, and let them return to their king.”

1 Samuel 24:17

Then he said to David, “You are right, and I am wrong. You have been so good to me, while I have done such wrong to you!

Proverbs 19:11

If you are sensible, you will control your temper. When someone wrongs you, it is a great virtue to ignore it.

John 13:34

And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but at all times make it your aim to do good to one another and to all people.

Acts 16:28

But Paul shouted at the top of his voice, “Don't harm yourself! We are all here!”