Matthew 5:43-45

43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.

44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lev 19:18 .
• [b]. Some manuscripts add Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you. Compare Luke 6:27-28 .