Matthew 5:43-44

The Sermon on the Mount: Love for Enemies

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.'

44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

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Matthew 5:44 - Pray for Those Who Persecute You

Matthew 5:44

Footnotes 2

[a]. A quotation from Lev 19:18
[b]. An allusion to Deut 23:3-6

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