Matthew 5:43-44

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

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Matthew 5:48, MSG

Matthew 5:7

Footnotes 2

[a]. Compare Leviticus 19:18
[b]. NU-Text omits three clauses from this verse, leaving, "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

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