Forgiveness of Enemies
24 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
- Exodus 23:4–5 If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. …
- Proverbs 19:11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
- Proverbs 24:17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Proverbs 24:29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 25:21–22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. …
- Ecclesiastes 7:21 Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Matthew 5:39–41 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; …
- Matthew 5:43–48 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ …
- Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- Matthew 6:14–15 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. …
- Matthew 18:21–35 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” …
- Mark 11:25–26 And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.” …
- Luke 6:27–37 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, …
- Luke 11:4 And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
- Luke 17:3–4 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. …
- Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- Romans 12:17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Romans 12:19–21 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” …
- 1 Corinthians 4:12–13 We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; …
- Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- Philemon 10–18 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains. …
- 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.
Related topics
ForgivenessForgiveness of InjuriesGood for EvilEnemyCharitablenessSermon of Jesus “On the Plain”
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.