Your Enemy

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;

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

• FOOTSTOOL
• Stool

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

• Unthankful
• Character

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 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; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? read more And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. show less

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.