aSee ver. 21
bCited from Lev. 19:18; See ch. 19:19
cLuke 6:27, 28; Rom. 12:20; [Ex. 23:4; Job 31:29, 30; Ps. 7:4]
dLuke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 2 Tim. 4:16; 1 Pet. 3:9
eLuke 6:35; [Eph. 5:1; Phil. 2:15]
fActs 14:17
gch. 9:40; 20:36; 21:5; Luke 22:41; Eph. 3:14
hSee Matt. 5:44
iSee Matt. 27:52
jProv. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19]
k2 Cor. 8:21; [ch. 14:16]
lSee Mark 9:50
mProv. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19]
oHeb. 10:30; Cited from Deut. 32:35; [Ps. 94:1; 1 Thess. 4:6]
pCited from Prov. 25:21, 22; [Ex. 23:4, 5; 2 Kgs. 6:22; Luke 6:27]
q1 Pet. 3:9; See Rom. 12:17
r[Rom. 12:9]; See Gal. 6:10

Matthew 5:43-45

Love Your Enemies

43 a“You have heard that it was said, b‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44But I say to you, cLove your enemies and dpray for those who persecute you, 45 eso that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and fsends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Acts 7:60

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

Romans 12:17-21

17 jRepay no one evil for evil, but kgive thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18If possible, so far as it depends on you, llive peaceably with all. 19Beloved, mnever avenge yourselves, but leave it ▼
▼Greek give place
 to the wrath of God, for it is written, o“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20To the contrary, p“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.” 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

15See that qno one repays anyone evil for evil, but always rseek to do good to one another and to everyone.
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