Bible Verses About Loving Your Enemies
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for loving your enemies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 13,443 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 Loving Your Enemies
Matthew 5:44611 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 5:43-48584 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Luke 6:27568 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Romans 12:14367 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 12:20341 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.
Luke 6:35320 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.
Luke 23:34318 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Luke 6:27-28284 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
1 Peter 3:9256 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.
Leviticus 19:18232 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.
1 John 4:7217 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Proverbs 25:21-22207 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Luke 6:27-36201 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Acts 7:60201 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.
Romans 12:14-21191 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8184 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Proverbs 24:17177 votes
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Exodus 23:5168 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 6:28159 votes
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
1 Corinthians 4:12159 votes
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Matthew 5:43153 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Proverbs 16:7152 votes
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 20:22151 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Proverbs 25:21150 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Matthew 5:46147 votes
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
What does the Bible say about loving your enemies?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:44 on the subject of loving your enemies. Across 13,443 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:43-48, Luke 6:27, Romans 12:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.