Matthew 5:43
You have heard that it was said, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 anyone who asks you, and do not turn away from anyone who wishes to borrow from you.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this in a book and read it in Joshua's hearing, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the skies.”
Deuteronomy 23:6You must never seek their peace or prosperity, during all your days.
Psalms 41:10But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up 1 so that I may pay them back. 1
Matthew 5:21You have heard that it was said to them in ancient times, 'Do not kill,' and, 'Whoever kills will be in danger of the judgment.'
Matthew 22:39And a second commandment is like it—'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
Luke 10:27He gave an answer and he said, “You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
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 →