43 (A)You have heard that it was said, ‘(B)You shall love your neighbor (C)and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, (D)love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may [a]be (E)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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  1. Matthew 5:45 Or show yourselves to be

Love for Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a](A) and hate your enemy.’(B) 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(C) 45 that you may be children(D) 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.(E)

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  1. Matthew 5:43 Lev. 19:18

32 He who (A)did not spare His own Son, but (B)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

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32 He who did not spare his own Son,(A) but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

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17 He [a](A)is before all things, and in Him all things [b]hold together.

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  1. Colossians 1:17 Or has existed prior to
  2. Colossians 1:17 Or endure

17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together.

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