Bible Verses About Loving Your Enemy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for loving your enemy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,773 votes, led by Luke 6:27. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Loving Your Enemy
Luke 6:27578 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Matthew 5:44476 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;
Romans 12:19-21406 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:14347 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Luke 6:27-36301 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
1 Corinthians 13:4-8204 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Matthew 5:4696 votes
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Romans 3:2389 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Luke 6:3580 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.
Matthew 5:4773 votes
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
John 3:1669 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.
Hebrews 12:165 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Matthew 5:4863 votes
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Proverbs 25:21-2256 votes
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Romans 8:1849 votes
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Exodus 23:4-546 votes
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Matthew 5:43-4846 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mark 12:3144 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Matthew 24:1343 votes
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Romans 12:943 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
James 4:1743 votes
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Psalms 27:1-1442 votes
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Luke 23:3442 votes
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Leviticus 19:1838 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.
Romans 12:2035 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.
What does the Bible say about loving your enemy?
Readers most often cite Luke 6:27 on the subject of loving your enemy. Across 4,773 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:19-21, Romans 12:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.