Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
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Matthew 5:44 · 16 connections
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Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. …
End of linked passage: Romans 12:21But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, …
End of linked passage: Luke 6:28If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: …
End of linked passage: Proverbs 25:22Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. …
End of linked passage: Luke 6:35And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: …
End of linked passage: 1 Corinthians 4:13And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, …
End of linked passage: 1 Corinthians 13:8If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. …
End of linked passage: Exodus 23:5But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. …
End of linked passage: Psalms 35:14If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. …
End of linked passage: 2 Chronicles 28:15Original source and licence · Import and validation record · Five excluded rows