Feed him (ψωμιζε αυτον). Quotation from LXX text of Pr 25:21f. Present active imperative of verb from ψωμος, a morsel, and so to f…

Therefore if your enemy hungers, etc. This verse is taken almost literally from Proverbs 25:21-22. Hunger and thirst here represent need i…

You shall heap coals of fire.—Compare to Psalms 18:12-14, where the phrase “coals of fire” is used of divine vengeance. S…

Paul takes his stand alongside believers by giving them explicit counsel about how to face the hostile world. “Do not repay evil for evil” (v.17), …

If therefore, etc. He now shows how we can truly fulfill the commands of not taking revenge and not repaying evil, even when we not only r…

Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him These words are taken from (Proverbs 25:21Proverbs 25:22…

Since people became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies to one another. And those who embrace religion must expect to meet with…

1. Previously, the Apostle showed that charity should be practiced toward the needy; now he shows how it should be practiced even toward ene…