Do good to those who hate you
Scripture references
Matthew 5:44 (ASV)
44but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Luke 6:27 (ASV)
27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
Stories
Even though Mrs. Kwang was harshly treated and imprisoned in awful conditions, she asked Jesus how she could still tell others about Him, so she voluntarily became a cleaner for the prison, many heard the Gospel and were saved.
Archibald Forder illustrates from his experience the stark contrast between Islam's teaching of retaliation and the teachings of Jesus to "do good to those who hate you."
A Chinese Christian farmer demonstrates love toward a bandit who robbed him of all his possessions. Living out Matthew 5:44 through an amazing variation of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the farmer won the bandit to Christ.
Thomas chose to "do good to those who hate you," at great expense to himself, and won his neighbor to Christ.