Bible Verses about “loving your enemy”
The Bible contains 22 verses about loving your enemy across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
“doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;”
“bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;”
“Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."”
“Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.”
“Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."”
“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.”
“"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,”
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”
“"As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.”
“Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.”
“If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.”
“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.”
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.”
“If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.”
“bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.”
“Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.”
“To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.”