Love Your Enemies^(A)

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ^(B)‘You shall love your neighbor ^(C)and hate your enemy.’ ^44 [a]But I say to you, ^(D)love your enemies, bless those who curse you, ^(E)do good to those who hate you, and pray ^(F)for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, ⁴⁵ that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for ^(G)He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. ^46 (H)For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? ⁴⁷ And if you greet your ^[b]brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the ^[c]tax collectors do so? ^48 (I)Therefore you shall be perfect, just ^(J)as your Father in heaven is perfect.

^14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ^15 (B)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ^16 (C)Be of the same mind toward one another. ^(D)Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

^17 (E)Repay no one evil for evil. ^(F)Have^[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men. ¹⁸ If it is possible, as much as depends on you, ^(G)live peaceably with all men. ¹⁹ Beloved, ^(H)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ^(I)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ Therefore

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but ^(K)overcome evil with good.