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And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
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Love for Enemies
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
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But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
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Prayer
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
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While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
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honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
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And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
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they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
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Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
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And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
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To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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Love for Enemies
“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
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But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
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Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
