Bible Verses About Love Your Enemies
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for love your enemies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 6,050 votes, led by Matthew 5:44. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Love Your Enemies
Matthew 5:44243 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 5:43-48201 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Luke 6:27164 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Romans 12:20130 votes
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.
Romans 12:14129 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Leviticus 19:18124 votes
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
Luke 23:34120 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Luke 6:35116 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
1 John 4:7108 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Acts 7:6099 votes
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.
Exodus 23:588 votes
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Luke 6:27-2887 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Proverbs 25:21-2286 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Proverbs 24:1783 votes
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
1 Corinthians 13:4-883 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Matthew 5:4382 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Luke 6:27-3681 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
John 3:1679 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 12:17-2176 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
1 Corinthians 16:1475 votes
Let all your things be done with charity.
1 Peter 3:974 votes
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Matthew 5:4570 votes
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Ephesians 4:3265 votes
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Matthew 5:4863 votes
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Mark 12:3163 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
What does the Bible say about love your enemies?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:44 on the subject of love your enemies. Across 6,050 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:43-48, Luke 6:27, Romans 12:20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.