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Matthew 5:43-48 (NLT)

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43 "You have heard the law that says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! 45 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 the unjust alike. 46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. 48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 43) Hatred - Love your enemy
(v. 44) Hatred - Love your enemy
(v. 44) Prayer - Pray for those who persecute you
(v. 44) Persecution - Pray for those who persecute you
(v. 45) Hatred - Love your enemy
(v. 46) Hatred - Love your enemy
(v. 47) Hatred - Love your enemy

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 43) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 44) Teach Us To Pray - Enemies and Opposition (2008-09-22)
(v. 44) Teach Us To Pray - Enemies and Opposition (2008-09-22)
(v. 44) Jesus with People - Daily Unconditional Love (2009-02-22)
(v. 44) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 2) (2010-02-22)
(v. 44) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 45) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 45) Names of the Believers (part II) (2011-05-02)
(v. 45) Why We Need God - He is The Provider (2009-04-21)
(v. 46) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 47) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 48) I Am Willing (2010-09-14)
(v. 48) Teach Us To Pray - Enemies and Opposition (2008-09-22)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 43) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)
(v. 44) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)
(v. 45) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)
(v. 46) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)
(v. 47) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)
(v. 48) Devotional: Persecution and Opposition (2008-12-12)