Forgiveness of Enemies
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Exodus 23:4, 5
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. / If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.
Proverbs 19:11
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 24:17, 29
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, / Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 25:21, 22
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. / For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
Ecclesiastes 7:21
Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
Matthew 5:7, 39–41, 43–48
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; / and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
Matthew 6:12, 14, 15
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. / For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. / But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
Matthew 18:21–35
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” / Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! / Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
Mark 11:25, 26
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.” / 0
Luke 6:27–37
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. / If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Luke 17:3, 4
Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Romans 12:14, 17, 19–21
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. / Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 4:12, 13
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; / when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Colossians 3:13
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Philemon 1:10–18
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains. / Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. / I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.