Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Cross References (16)

  • Romans 12:14 (89)

    Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

  • 1 Peter 3:9 (83)

    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may in

  • Luke 6:27–28 (73)

    But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

  • Romans 12:20–21 (72)

    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

  • Proverbs 25:21–22 (55)

    If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

  • Luke 23:34 (45)

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by c

  • 1 Peter 2:23 (40)

    When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him

  • Acts 7:60 (35)

    Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this

  • Luke 6:34–35 (33)

    And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expec

  • 1 Corinthians 4:12–13 (29)

    We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

  • 2 Kings 6:22 (25)

    “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water b

  • 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 (23)

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

  • Exodus 23:4–5 (22)

    If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

  • Psalms 7:4 (17)

    if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

  • Psalms 35:13–14 (17)

    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:9–15 (8)

    But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he sa