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Love for Enemies
‘But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
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‘If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
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But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
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for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.’
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When they could not pay, he cancelled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?’
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Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.’
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He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’
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‘But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God; it is these you ought to have practised, without neglecting the others.
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Woe to you Pharisees! For you love to have the seat of honour in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the market-places.
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No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.’
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.
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‘Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the market-places, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honour at banquets.
