Luke 10:34
10:34 He
went up to him
and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil
and wine on them. Then
he put him on
his own animal,
brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Exodus 23:4-5
23:4 “If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, you must by all means return it to him.
23:5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen under its load, you must not ignore him, but be sure to help him with it.
Proverbs 24:17-18
24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
24:18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased,
and turn his wrath away from him.
Proverbs 25:21-22
25:21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
25:22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
Matthew 5:43-45
Love for Enemies
5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’
5:44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
5:45 so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Romans 12:20
12:20 Rather,
if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Romans 5:15
5:15 But the gracious gift is not like the transgression.
For if the many died through the transgression of the one man,
how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!