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Matthew 5:39-48

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39 But I say to you, 1Do not resist the one who is evil. But 2if anyone 3slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And 4if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[a] let him have your cloak as well.
41 And if anyone 5forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
42 6Give to the one who begs from you, and 7do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Love Your Enemies

43 8"You have heard that it was said, 9'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
44 But I say to you, 10Love your enemies and 11pray for those who persecute you,
45 12so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and 13sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 14For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you greet only your brothers,[b] what more are you doing than others? Do not even 15the Gentiles do the same?
48 16You therefore must be 17perfect, 18as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Cross References 18

  • 1. 1 Peter 2:23
  • 2. For ver. 39-42, see Luke 6:29, 30; [Romans 12:17]
  • 3. Matthew 26:67; Isaiah 50:6; Lamentations 3:30
  • 4. [See ver. 39 above]
  • 5. Matthew 27:32
  • 6. Psalms 37:21; Proverbs 21:26
  • 7. Deuteronomy 15:8; Psalms 37:26; Psalms 112:5; Luke 6:34, 35
  • 8. See ver. 21
  • 9. Cited from Leviticus 19:18; See Matthew 19:19
  • 10. Luke 6:27, 28; Romans 12:20; [Exodus 23:4; Job 31:29, 30; Psalms 7:4]
  • 11. Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 2 Timothy 4:16; 1 Peter 3:9
  • 12. Luke 6:35; [Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 2:15]
  • 13. Acts 14:17
  • 14. Luke 6:32
  • 15. Matthew 6:7, 32
  • 16. [Luke 6:36]
  • 17. Matthew 19:21; 1 Corinthians 2:6(Gk.); Philippians 3:15(Gk.); Colossians 1:28; Colossians 4:12(Gk.); James 1:4; James 3:2; See Genesis 17:1
  • 18. [Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  • [b]. Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated "brothers") refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
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