Luke 6:35
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35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Matthew 5:44-45
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44 But I say to you, (A)Love your enemies and (B)pray for those who persecute you, 45 (C)so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and (D)sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
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John 13:35
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35 (A)By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Proverbs 19:17
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Romans 5:8-10
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8 but (A)God shows his love for us in that (B)while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, (C)we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from (D)the wrath of God. 10 For if (E)while we were enemies (F)we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by (G)his life.
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Psalm 145:9
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9 The Lord is (A)good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
Leviticus 25:35-37
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Kindness for Poor Brothers
35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, (A)you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. 36 (B)Take no interest from him or profit, but (C)fear your God, that your brother may live beside you. 37 (D)You shall not lend him your money at interest, nor give him your food for profit.
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Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (A)though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
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Psalm 112:5
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5 It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
1 John 4:7-11
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God Is Love
7 Beloved, (A)let us love one another, for love is from God, and (B)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 (C)Anyone who does not love does not know God, because (D)God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that (E)God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, (F)not that we have loved God (G)but that he loved us and sent his Son to be (H)the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
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John 15:8
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8 (A)By this my Father is glorified, that you (B)bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
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Psalm 37:26
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26 He is ever (A)lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
1 John 3:10-14
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10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, (A)nor is the one who (B)does not love his brother.
Love One Another
11 For (C)this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, (D)that we should love one another. 12 We should not be like (E)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? (F)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers,[a] (G)that the world hates you. 14 We know that (H)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
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- 1 John 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16
Luke 1:32
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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (A)the Most High. And the Lord God (B)will give to him the throne of (C)his father David,
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Luke 6:27-31
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Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (A)Love your enemies, (B)do good to those who hate you, 28 (C)bless those who curse you, (D)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (E)To one who (F)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[a] either. 30 (G)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (H)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
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- Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Mark 5:7
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7 And (A)crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, (B)Son of (C)the Most High God? (D)I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”
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