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Love your enemies

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  1. A commandment of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. The entire passage reads: “Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”


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That's the reason why Jesus said, "Love your enemies."

From Salon Oct. 13, 2020

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Jesus' injunction in the Sermon on the Mount to "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you" carries no conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, the only words in red were "Our Father" and "Love your enemies," and four other brief sayings.

From Time Magazine Archive

So did Christ say, "Love your enemies," &c.

From The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ by Kersey Graves

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