Romans 12:20 (WEB)
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.”
Fathers and councils · 4
Jerome
“And the Apostle tells us,“If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink.” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 20.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…enemy, and drink to him thirsty, he hath an evil-minded sense of that which is written, “For thus doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.”…In such sort then under the appearance of one asking in this Psalm, future vengeance on the ungodly is prophesied of, as that we are to understand that holy…” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 20.
Read the whole comment“Yet how is this, “Give unto every man that asketh of thee”? and this, “if thine enemy hunger, feed him”?” — editor's note: Rom. xii. 20.
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John Chrysostom
“For [in proof] that if thou despise the avenging thyself on thine enemies, thou wilt then attain it, hear what he says, “If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink,” and he added, “for in so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.” ( Rom. xii. 20.)” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 3
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Quotes
Romans 12:20 takes up the words of Proverbs 25:21 (11 words in common).
Romans 12:20 takes up the words of Proverbs 25:22 (9 words in common).
