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What Did Jesus Say About Enemies?
Perhaps His most startling teaching: love your enemies. Jesus called His followers to a love that breaks the cycle of retaliation.
“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”
Jesus, in Matthew 5:44 · King James Version (public domain)
“Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
Jesus, in Matthew 5:39 · King James Version (public domain)
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
Jesus, in Luke 6:31 · King James Version (public domain)
Go deeper
Read these words in the Gospels themselves on The Living Bread, ask Simon anything you wonder about, and let them shape how you pray and live. You are welcome exactly as you are.