Luk 6:27-28, 34-35, 23:34, Act 7:60, Rom 12:14, 20-21, 1Cor 4:12-13 | ESV | STEP | But I say to you who hear , Love your enemies , do good to those who hate you ,

34 And ^eif you ^flend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But ^glove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^hyou will be sons of ⁱthe Most High, for ^jhe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Luke 23:34

34 And Jesus said, “Father, ^kforgive them, ^lfor they know not what they do.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus . . . what they do} And they cast lots ⁿto divide his garments.

Acts 7:60

60 And ^ofalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, ^p“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ^qhe fell asleep.

Romans 12:14

14 ^rBless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Romans 12:20-21

20 To the contrary, ^s“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Corinthians 4:12-13

12 and we ^tlabor, working with our own hands. ^uWhen reviled, we bless; ^vwhen persecuted, we endure; 13 when slandered, we entreat. ^wWe have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, ^xthe refuse of all things.