Matthew 5:43

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You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

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  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 23:6 : 6 But the LORD your God was not willing to listen to Balaam and turned his curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.
  • Matt 19:19 : 19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
  • Gal 5:13-14 : 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
  • Jas 2:8 : 8 If you truly fulfill the royal law according to Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well.
  • Exod 17:14-16 : 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it to Joshua: 'I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.'" 15 Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner. 16 He said, "Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation."
  • Matt 22:39-40 : 39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments.
  • Mark 12:31-34 : 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these. 32 Then the scribe said to him, 'Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, that God is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.' 34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the kingdom of God.' And no one dared to question him any further.
  • Luke 10:27-29 : 27 The man answered, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.' 28 Jesus said to him, 'You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.' 29 But wishing to justify himself, he asked Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?'
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
  • Deut 25:17 : 17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt,
  • Ps 41:10 : 10 Even my close friend, someone I trusted, who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
  • Ps 139:21-22 : 21 Do I not hate those who hate You, LORD, and detest those who rise up against You? 22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them as my enemies.
  • Matt 5:21 : 21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

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  • Matt 5:44-47
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    44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

    47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

  • Luke 6:27-33
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    27 But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.

    28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

    29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either.

    30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

    32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

    33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

  • Matt 5:38-42
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    38 You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

    39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

    40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

    41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

    42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

  • Luke 6:35
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    35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

  • Matt 22:39
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    39 And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Matt 19:19
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    19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

  • Rom 12:20
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    20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.

  • Lev 19:17-18
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    17 Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your neighbor, and do not bear sin because of him.

    18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Matt 5:11-12
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    11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

    12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

  • Prov 25:21-22
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    21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

    22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • John 15:17-18
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    17 This is my command: Love one another.

    18 If the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated you.

  • John 15:12
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    12 This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.

  • Gal 5:14
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    14 For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Matt 5:21
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    21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • Luke 6:22
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    22 Blessed are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

  • Ps 109:5
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    5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

  • John 15:23
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    23 Whoever hates me also hates my Father.

  • Luke 10:27
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    27 The man answered, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Luke 21:17
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    17 Everyone will hate you because of my name.

  • Rom 13:9
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    9 For the commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not bear false witness,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this statement: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

  • Deut 30:7
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    7 The LORD your God will place all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you and persecuted you.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6 Joab came into the house to the king and said, "Today you have humiliated all your servants who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

  • Jas 2:8
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    8 If you truly fulfill the royal law according to Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing well.

  • John 15:25
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    25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: 'They hated me without reason.'

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9 Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Matt 7:12
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    12 So in everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • John 13:34
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    34 'I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.'

  • Mark 12:31
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    31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these.

  • Luke 10:36-37
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    36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?

    37 The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'