Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Book of Matthew
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:43 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:43 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:43 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:43 JFB -> Commentary on 5:43 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:43 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:43 PNT -> Commentary on 5:43 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:43 TFG -> Commentary on 5:43 TSK -> Commentary on 5:43 TSK -> Entry for 5:43 WEN -> Notes on 5:43 NTB -> Commandments; Enemy; Forgiveness; Hatred; Instruction; Judaism; Law; Love; Religion; Retaliation TTT -> Meekness SPG -> Devotional using 5:43 TV -> Devotional using 5:43 WJD -> Devotional using 5:43 TV -> Devotional using 5:43 WJD -> Devotional using 5:43 TV -> Devotional using 5:43 5:43 - [In Context] "You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Love your neighbor' F42 and hate your enemy.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:44 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:44 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:44 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:44 JFB -> Commentary on 5:44 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:44 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:44 PNT -> Commentary on 5:44 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:44 TFG -> Commentary on 5:44 TSK -> Commentary on 5:44 TSK -> Entry for 5:44 WEN -> Notes on 5:44 NTB -> Commandments; Cursing; Enemy; Forgiveness; Good For Evil; Hatred; Instruction; Intercession; Judaism; Law; Love; Persecution; Religion; Retaliation TTT -> Adoption; Enemies; Forgiveness of Injuries; Hatred; Love to Man; Malice; Meekness; Persecution; Prayer, Intercessory TV -> Devotional using 5:44 WJD -> Devotional using 5:44 TV -> Devotional using 5:44 WJD -> Devotional using 5:44 TV -> Devotional using 5:44 5:44 - [In Context] But I say, love your enemies! F43 Pray for those who persecute you!
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:45 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:45 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:45 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:45 JFB -> Commentary on 5:45 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:45 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:45 PNT -> Commentary on 5:45 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:45 TFG -> Commentary on 5:45 TSK -> Commentary on 5:45 TSK -> Entry for 5:45 WEN -> Notes on 5:45 NTB -> Adoption; Commandments; Enemy; Forgiveness; God; God (continued); Good For Evil; Heaven; Instruction; Law; Love; Religion TTT -> Adoption; Goodness of God, The; Meekness; Rain; Sun, The; Titles and Names of Saints TV -> Devotional using 5:45 WJD -> Devotional using 5:45 TV -> Devotional using 5:45 WJD -> Devotional using 5:45 TV -> Devotional using 5:45 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.
Study Resource List DSN -> Synopsis on 5:46 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:46 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:46 JFB -> Commentary on 5:46 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:46 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:46 PNT -> Commentary on 5:46 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:46 TFG -> Commentary on 5:46 TSK -> Commentary on 5:46 TSK -> Entry for 5:46 WEN -> Notes on 5:46 NTB -> Commandments; Enemy; Forgiveness; Good For Evil; Instruction; Love; Publicans; Religion; Tax TTT -> Publicans EBD -> Custom WJD -> Devotional using 5:46 WJD -> Devotional using 5:46 5:46 - [In Context] If you love only those who love you, what good is that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:47 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:47 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:47 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:47 JFB -> Commentary on 5:47 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:47 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:47 PNT -> Commentary on 5:47 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:47 TFG -> Commentary on 5:47 TSK -> Commentary on 5:47 TSK -> Entry for 5:47 WEN -> Notes on 5:47 NTB -> Commandments; Enemy; Forgiveness; Good For Evil; Instruction; Love; Publicans; Religion TTT -> Publicans; Salutations EBD -> Brother; Custom WJD -> Devotional using 5:47 WJD -> Devotional using 5:47 5:47 - [In Context] If you are kind only to your friends, F44 how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:48 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:48 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:48 JFB -> Commentary on 5:48 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:48 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:48 PNT -> Commentary on 5:48 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:48 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:48 TFG -> Commentary on 5:48 TSK -> Commentary on 5:48 TSK -> Entry for 5:48 WEN -> Notes on 5:48 NTB -> Commandments; Enemy; Example; Forgiveness; God (continued); Holiness; Instruction; Perfection; Religion TTT -> Conduct, Christian; God; Perfection UTM -> Devotional using 5:48 WJD -> Devotional using 5:48 WJD -> Devotional using 5:48 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; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible, The New Living Translation copyright © 1996 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved. For more information about the NLT, please click here.