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Matthew 5:43-48
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43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor Leviticus 19:18 and hate your enemy.’[a] 44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? 47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors[b] do the same? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

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  1. 5:43 not in the Bible, but see Qumran Manual of Discipline Ix, 21-26
  2. 5:47 NU reads “Gentiles” instead of “tax collectors”.
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Matthew 5:43-48
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Teaching about Love for Enemies(A)

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor’[a] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you will become children of your Father in heaven, because he makes his sun rise on both evil and good people, and he lets rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they? 47 And if you greet only your relatives, that’s no great thing you’re doing, is it? Even the unbelievers[b] do the same, don’t they? 48 So be perfect,[c] as your heavenly Father is perfect.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:43 Cf. Lev 19:18
  2. Matthew 5:47 Lit. to the gentiles; i.e. unbelieving non-Jews; other mss. read the tax collectors
  3. Matthew 5:48 Or mature
  4. Matthew 5:48 Or mature
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