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What does the Bible say about forgiving your enemies?

17 verses about forgiving your enemies, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about forgiving your enemies

Romans 12:17 — Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 6 votes
Matthew 5:44 — But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 5 votes
Luke 6:27 — But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 4 votes
Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 4 votes
Ephesians 4:32 — And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 4 votes
Matthew 5:43 — Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 3 votes
Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 3 votes
Mark 11:25 — And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 3 votes
John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 3 votes
Proverbs 19:11 — The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 2 votes
Matthew 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 2 votes
Matthew 18:21 — Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 2 votes
Luke 17:3 — Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 2 votes
Luke 23:34 — Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 2 votes
Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
Colossians 3:13 — Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 2 votes
1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 2 votes

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Matthew (5), Luke (3), Ephesians (3), Proverbs (1), Mark (1), John (1), Romans (1), Colossians (1), 1 John (1)

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