92 Bible Verses about Loving Your Enemies
Want to know what the Bible says about Loving Your Enemies? Here are 92 Bible verses about Loving Your Enemies from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
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Romans 12:9 NIV
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
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John 3:16-17 NIV
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
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Exodus 23:4-5 NIV
4 “If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it.
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Job 31:29-30 NIV
29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune
or gloated over the trouble that came to him —
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by invoking a curse against their life —
or gloated over the trouble that came to him —
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by invoking a curse against their life —
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Colossians 3:1-4 NIV
3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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Matthew 5:9 NIV
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
for they will be called children of God.
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James 1:2-5 NIV
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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