Love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven
Mt 5:44
44 But I
tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you
may be children of your
Father in heaven.
Lk 6:28
27 “But to
you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Rom 12:14
14 Bless
those who persecute you; bless
and do not curse. 15 Rejoice
with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
1 Pet 3:9
9 Do
not repay evil with evil or insult with insult.On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because
to this you were called so
that you may inherit a blessing.
We
learn the following from the above verses
1)
Love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven
2) Love your
enemies; do good to those who hate you, bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
3)
Bless those
persecute you; bless and do not curse
4)
Repaying evil
with blessing helps us inherit the blessing.