Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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Verse 20 is found in chapter 12 of Romans. Paul teaches believers to respond to evil without reproducing it. Blessing persecutors, seeking peace, and overcoming evil with good reveal an ethic based on transforming conflict rather than seeking revenge.
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So nun deinen Feind hungert, so speise ihn; dürstet ihn, so tränke ihn. Wenn du das tust, so wirst du feurige Kohlen auf sein Haupt sammeln.
Así que, si tu enemigo tuviere hambre, dale de comer; si tuviere sed, dale de beber: que haciendo esto, ascuas de fuego amontonas sobre su cabeza.
Mais si ton ennemi a faim, donne-lui à manger; s'il a soif, donne-lui à boire; car en agissant ainsi, ce sont des charbons ardents que tu amasseras sur sa tête.
Se dunque il tuo nemico ha fame, dagli da mangiare; se ha sete, dagli da bere; perciocchè, facendo questo, tu raunerai de’ carboni accesi sopra il suo capo.
Portanto, se o teu inimigo tiver fome, dá-lhe de comer; se tiver sede, dá-lhe de beber; porque, fazendo isto, amontoarás brasas de fogo sobre a sua cabeça.
不但如此,「你的仇敵若餓了,就給他吃;若渴了,就給他喝。因為你這樣做,就是把炭火堆在他的頭上。」
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