³⁹ Jesus said, ^(A)“For judgment I came into this world, ^(B)that those who do not see may see, and ^(C)those who see may become blind.” ⁴⁰ Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, ^(D)“Are we also blind?” ⁴¹ Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, ^(E)you would have no guilt;^[a] but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

⁹ But ^(A)avoid foolish ^(B)controversies, ^(C)genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for ^(D)they are unprofitable and worthless. ¹⁰ As for a person who stirs up division, ^(E)after warning him once and then twice, ^(F)have nothing more to do with him, ¹¹ knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, ^(A)Love your enemies and ^(B)pray for those who persecute you,