Matthew 5:43

Geneva Bible (1560)

Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

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  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.
  • Deut 23:6 : 6 Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy dayes for euer.
  • Matt 19:19 : 19 Honour thy father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Gal 5:13-14 : 13 For brethren, ye haue bene called vnto libertie: onely vse not your libertie as an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another. 14 For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
  • Jas 2:8 : 8 But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.
  • Exod 17:14-16 : 14 And the Lorde sayde to Moses, Write this for a remembrance in the booke, and rehearse it to Ioshua: for I will vtterly put out the remembraunce of Amalek from vnder heauen. 15 (And Moses builte an altar and called the name of it, Iehouah-nissi) 16 Also he said, The Lord hath sworne, that he will haue warre with Amalek from generation to generation.
  • Matt 22:39-40 : 39 And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. 40 On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.
  • Mark 12:31-34 : 31 And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these. 32 Then that Scribe said vnto him, Well, Master, thou hast saide the trueth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he, 33 And to loue him with all the heart, and with all the vnderstanding, and with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue his neighbour as himselfe, is more then all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 Then when Iesus saw that he answered discreetely, he saide vnto him, Thou art not farre from the kingdome of God; no man after that durst aske him any question.
  • Luke 10:27-29 : 27 And he answered, and saide, Thou shalt loue thy Lord God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, and with all thy thought, and thy neighbour as thy selfe. 28 Then he said vnto him, Thou hast answered right: this doe, and thou shalt liue. 29 But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, Who is then my neighbour?
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe. 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, Thou shalt not kil, Thou shalt not steale, Thou shalt not beare false witnes, Thou shalt not couet: and if there be any other commaundement, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, euen in this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. 10 Loue doeth not euill to his neighbour: therefore is loue the fulfilling of the Lawe.
  • Deut 25:17 : 17 Remeber what Amalek did vnto thee by the way, when ye were come out of Egypt:
  • Ps 41:10 : 10 Therefore, O Lord, haue mercy vpon mee, and raise me vp: so I shall reward them.
  • Ps 139:21-22 : 21 Doe not I hate them, O Lorde, that hate thee? and doe not I earnestly contend with those that rise vp against thee? 22 I hate them with an vnfained hatred, as they were mine vtter enemies.
  • Matt 5:21 : 21 Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of the olde time, Thou shalt not kill: for whosoeuer killeth shalbe culpable of iudgement.

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    44But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

    45That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.

    46For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

    47And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

  • Luke 6:27-33
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    27But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

    28Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

    29And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also.

    30Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

    31And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.

    32For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

    33And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

  • Matt 5:38-42
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    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

    39But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

    40And if any man wil sue thee at the law, and take away thy coate, let him haue thy cloke also.

    41And whosoeuer will compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine.

    42Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.

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    35Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.

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    39And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • Matt 19:19
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    19Honour thy father and mother: and thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • Rom 12:20
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    20Therefore, if thine enemie hunger, feede him: if he thirst, giue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

  • Lev 19:17-18
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    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.

    18Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.

  • Matt 5:11-12
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    11Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, & say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.

    12Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

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    14Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

  • Prov 25:21-22
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    21If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

    22For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.

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    17These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.

    18If the worlde hate you, ye knowe that it hated me before you.

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    12This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.

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    14For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

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    22Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, & reuile you, & put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

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    5And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

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    23He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

  • Luke 10:27
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    27And he answered, and saide, Thou shalt loue thy Lord God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, and with all thy thought, and thy neighbour as thy selfe.

  • Luke 21:17
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    17And ye shall bee hated of all men for my Names sake.

  • Rom 13:9
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    7And the Lorde thy God will lay all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them, that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

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    6In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friendes: for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy princes nor seruants: therefore this day I perceiue, that if Absalom had liued, and we all had dyed this day, that then it would haue pleased thee well.

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    8But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.

  • John 15:25
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    25But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer folow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.

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    12Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Againe, ye haue heard that it was sayd to them of old time, Thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt performe thine othes to the Lord.

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    34A newe commaundement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another.

  • Mark 12:31
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    31And the second is like, that is, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. There is none other commandement greater then these.

  • Luke 10:36-37
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    36Which nowe of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour vnto him that fell among the theeues?

    37And he saide, He that shewed mercie on him. Then said Iesus vnto him, Goe, and do thou likewise.