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Matthew 5:43-44
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Love for Enemies
43
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor
[a]
and hate your enemy.’
44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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1.
Leviticus 19:18
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Matthew 19:19
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Matthew 22:39
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Mark 12:31
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Luke 10:27
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Romans 13:9
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Galatians 5:14
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James 2:8
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Deuteronomy 23:6
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Psalms 139:21,22
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Luke 6:27,28
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Luke 23:34
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John 15:20
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Acts 7:60
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Romans 8:35
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Romans 12:14
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1 Corinthians 4:12
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1 Peter 2:23
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[a].
Lev. 19:18
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