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Bible Verses About forgiving your enemies

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Discover 17 powerful Bible verses about forgiving your enemies. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential love & relationships topic.

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TranslationKey Verse: Romans 12:17
King James (KJV)Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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;
And be ye kind one to another , tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
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.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
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.
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. quarrel: or, complaint
Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. discretion: or, prudence

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