Mat 5:43-44 | ESV | STEP | You have heard that it was said , You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy .

c Luke 6:27, 28; Rom. 12:20; [Ex. 23:4; Job 31:29, 30; Ps. 7:4]

d Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 2 Tim. 4:16; 1 Pet. 3:9

Matthew 5:43-44

Love Your Enemies

43 ^a“You have heard that it was said, ^b‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, ^cLove your enemies and ^dpray for those who persecute you,