Love your enemies. God will reward you.

Love your enemies. God will reward you.

“Therefore may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.” (1Sam 24:19)

“But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.” (Lk 6:35)

“Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” (Rom 12:19)

“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.” (Lk 6:27-28)

“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matt 5:44-45)

“Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.” (1Pet 3:8-9)

“See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.” (1Thes 5:15)

“Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.” (Rom 12:17)

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.” (Matt 10:16)

“Rise up, O LORD! Let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.” (Num 10:35)

“Also the LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.” (Deut 30:7)

“Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.” (Ps 21:8)

“Show me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.” (Ps 86:17)

“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.” (Gen 50:20)

Reading: 1Sam 22-24; Lk 4