Matthew 5:43
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
In Context
42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Cross References
Exodus 17:14And Jehovah said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Deuteronomy 23:6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Psalms 41:10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.
Matthew 5:21Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matthew 22:39And a second like [unto it] is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Luke 10:27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:39-43
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. In these verses the law… Read the whole commentary →