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; Matthew 19:19; Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Romans 13:9; Galatians 5:14; James 2:8
2. Deuteronomy 23:6; Psalms 139:21,22
3. Luke 6:27,28; Luke 23:34; John 15:20; Acts 7:60; Romans 8:35; Romans 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Peter 2:23

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[a] Lev. 19:18

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