1 Thessalonians 5:15

Believers must not repay evil with evil but always pursue what is good toward fellow Christians and everyone.

Cross-references · 37

• 1 Pet 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
• Gal 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
• Lev 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
• 3 Jn 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
• Rom 12:17–21Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
• Heb 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• 1 Pet 3:11–13He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
• 1 Pet 2:22–23“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
• 1 Cor 6:7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
• 1 Pet 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
• Ps 38:20Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
• Matt 5:39But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
• 1 Tim 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
• 2 Tim 2:24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
• Matt 5:44–45But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• 1 Cor 14:1Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
• Deut 16:20Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
• Gen 45:24Then Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way!”
• Ps 7:4if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
• Rom 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
• Rom 14:19So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
• Prov 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
• 1 Sam 24:13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
• Prov 24:29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
• Prov 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
• Eph 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
• Eph 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
• Prov 20:22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
• Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
• Exod 23:4–5If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
• 1 Th 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
• 1 Cor 16:10If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
• 1 Pet 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
• Prov 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
• Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Rev 22:9But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

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