Matthew 5:43

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Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’

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  • Lev 19:18 : 18 You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 23:6 : 6 You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.
  • Matt 19:19 : 19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
  • Gal 5:13-14 : 13 Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
  • Jas 2:8 : 8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
  • Exod 17:14-16 : 14 The LORD said to Moses,“Write this as a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in Joshua’s hearing; for I will surely wipe out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 Moses built an altar, and he called it“The LORD is my Banner,” 16 for he said,“For a hand was lifted up to the throne of the LORD– that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
  • Matt 22:39-40 : 39 The second is like it:‘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:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 The expert in the law said to him,“That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him. 33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and 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 thoughtfully, he said to him,“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.
  • Luke 10:27-29 : 27 The expert answered,“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 the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?”
  • Rom 13:8-9 : 8 Exhortation to Love Neighbors Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
  • Deut 25:17 : 17 Treatment of the Amalekites Remember what the Amalekites did to you on your way from Egypt,
  • Ps 41:10 : 10 As for you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!”
  • Ps 139:21-22 : 21 O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you? 22 I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!
  • Matt 5:21 : 21 Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

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    44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

    45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?

    47And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?

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

    28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

    29To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

    31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

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

    33And 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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    38Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

    39But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

    40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also.

    41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

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

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    35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

  • Matt 22:39
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    39The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

  • Matt 19:19
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    19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

  • Rom 12:20
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    20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

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    17You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

    18You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must 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 and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

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

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

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

    22for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • John 15:17-18
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    17This I command you– to love one another.

    18The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.

  • John 15:12
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    12My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.

  • Gal 5:14
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    14For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”

  • Matt 5:21
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    21Anger and Murder“You have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not murder,’ and‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

  • Luke 6:22
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    22“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!

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

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    23The one who hates me hates my Father too.

  • Luke 10:27
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    27The expert answered,“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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    17You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

  • Rom 13:9
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    9For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

  • Deut 30:7
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    7Then the LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies, on those who hate you and persecute you.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6You seem to love your enemies and hate your friends! For you have as much as declared today that leaders and servants don’t matter to you. I realize now that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, it would be all right with you.

  • Jas 2:8
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    8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

  • John 15:25
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    25Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

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

  • Matt 7:12
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    12In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

  • Matt 5:33
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    33Oaths“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation,‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’

  • John 13:34
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    34“I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

  • Mark 12:31
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    31The second is:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

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

    37The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”