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20 On the contrary,

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
By doing this,
    you will heap burning coals[a] on his head.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:20 Burning coals: this means that the responsibility of the other is increased, or else that he is given a stimulus to repentance. In any case, the doing of good must not depend on its acknowledgment by the other.