Matthew 5:43 · KJV
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”
— Matthew 5:43
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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;
Matthew 5 — Context
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44But 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;
45That 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.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I {am} the LORD.
Psalms 139:21-22
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Galatians 5:13-14
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only {use} not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Matthew 19:19
Honour thy father and {thy} mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Romans 13:8-10
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Deuteronomy 23:6
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. {prosperity: Heb. good}
James 2:8
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Mark 12:31-34
And the second {is} like, {namely} this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.