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35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.(A)

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  1. 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one

35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(A) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(B) of the Most High,(C) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A) 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.(B)

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44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A) 45 that you may be children(B) of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.(C)

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35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”(A)

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35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”(A)

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
    and will be repaid in full.(A)

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(A) Much more surely, therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God.[a](B) 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.(C)

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  1. 5.9 Gk the wrath

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(A)

Since we have now been justified(B) by his blood,(C) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(D) through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(E) we were reconciled(F) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(G)

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The Lord is good to all,
    and his compassion is over all that he has made.(A)

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The Lord is good(A) to all;
    he has compassion(B) on all he has made.

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35 “If any of your kin fall into difficulty and become dependent on you,[a] you shall support them; they shall live with you as though resident aliens.(A) 36 Do not take interest in advance or otherwise make a profit from them, but fear your God; let them live with you.(B) 37 You shall not lend them your money at interest taken in advance or provide them food at a profit.

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  1. 25.35 Meaning of Heb uncertain

35 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor(A) and are unable to support themselves among you, help them(B) as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest(C) or any profit from them, but fear your God,(D) so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest(E) or sell them food at a profit.

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Those who are generous are blessed,
    for they share their bread with the poor.(A)

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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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For you know the generous act[a] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(A)

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  1. 8.9 Gk the grace or gift

For you know the grace(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(D)

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It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(A)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

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God Is Love

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.(A) Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.(B) 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(C) 11 Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.(D)

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God’s Love and Ours

Dear friends, let us love one another,(A) for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God(B) and knows God.(C) Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.(D) This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(E) into the world that we might live through him.(F) 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us(G) and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.(H) 11 Dear friends,(I) since God so loved us,(J) we also ought to love one another.(K)

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My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(A)

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  1. 15.8 Or be

This is to my Father’s glory,(A) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.(B)

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26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,
    and their children become a blessing.(A)

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26 They are always generous and lend freely;(A)
    their children will be a blessing.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 37:26 Or freely; / the names of their children will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or freely; / others will see that their children are blessed