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Bible verses about loving enemies

Jesus' hardest command — to love those who hurt us — answered not by suppression but by the love we have first received.

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Matthew 5:44 “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Luke 6:27 “But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,” Romans 12:20 “On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”” Romans 5:8 “But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Proverbs 25:21 “If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.” 1 Peter 3:9 “Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”