Luke 17:4

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”

But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.

This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.

A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.

keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

“ ‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

then hear in heaven, your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men);

if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),

Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

For every matter of trespass, whether it is for ox, for donkey, for sheep, for clothing, or for any kind of lost thing, about which one says, ‘This is mine,’ the cause of both parties shall come before God. He whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by Yahweh, who has not abandoned his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.

Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,

Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ ”

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.

so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to Yahweh.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them curses me.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”