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5:43 - [In Context ]"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Love your neighbor' F42 and hate your enemy.
5:44 - [In Context ]But I say, love your enemies! F43 Pray for those who persecute you!
5:45 - [In Context ]In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too.
5:46 - [In Context ]If you love only those who love you, what good is that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.
5:47 - [In Context ]If you are kind only to your friends, F44 how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
5:48 - [In Context ]But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.
FOOTNOTES: F42: Lev 19:18.
F43: Some manuscripts add Bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you.
F44: Greek your brothers.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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