44 But I say to you, (A)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may prove yourselves to be (B)sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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44 ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς [a]ὑμῶν καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ [b]τῶν διωκόντων ὑμᾶς· 45 ὅπως γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ [c]ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους.

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Footnotes

  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:44 ὑμῶν WH Treg NIV ] + εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:44 τῶν WH Treg NIV ] + ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς καὶ RP
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 5:45 ἐν WH Treg NIV ] + τοῖς RP