Written by Pastor Jack WellmanTop 10 Bible Verses About Praying For Your Enemies
Jesus told us to pray for our enemies, so what does that look like in Scripture? Here are the top 10 Bible verses about praying for your enemies.
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If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.
- Exodus 23:5
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If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
- Proverbs 25:21-22
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To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
- Romans 12:20
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“But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
- Exodus 23:22
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You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way and ignore them. You shall help him to lift them up again.
- Deuteronomy 22:4
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Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Matthew 5:11-12
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Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 12:21
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You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 19:18
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but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
- 1 Peter 3:15
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But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
- Luke 6:27-28
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