“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
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Matthew · Matthew 5
Matthew 5:43
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The verses immediately either side, within Matthew 5.
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42Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:43
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’
After
44But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
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