Matthew 5:43

'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

In Context

42to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

44but I — I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

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Cross References

Exodus 17:14And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'

Deuteronomy 23:6thou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days — to the age.

Psalms 41:10And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

Matthew 5:21'Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

Matthew 22:39and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Luke 10:27And he answering said, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour 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 →

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