Matthew 5:43
“¶ Yee haue heard, that it hath beene said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate thine enemie:”
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Matthew 5:43 Context
41And whosoeuer shall compell thee to goe a mile, goe with him twaine. 42Giue to him that asketh thee: and from him that would borrow of thee, turne not thou away. 43¶ Yee haue heard, that it hath beene said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate thine enemie: 44But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies, blesse them that curse you, doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully vse you, and persecute you: 45That yee may be the children of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to rise on the euill and on the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and on the vniust.
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Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
- King James Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
- American Standard Version (1901)
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
- Basic English Bible
Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.
- Darby Bible
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy:
- Webster's Bible
You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'
- Weymouth Bible
You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
- World English Bible
Ye han herd that it was seid, Thou shalt loue thi neiybore, and hate thin enemye.
- Wycliffe Bible
`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
"You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
- American Standard Version (1901)
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
- Basic English Bible
Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.
- Darby Bible
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy:
- Webster's Bible
You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'
- Weymouth Bible
You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
- World English Bible
Ye han herd that it was seid, Thou shalt loue thi neiybore, and hate thin enemye.
- Wycliffe Bible
`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 5:43
5:43 Thou shalt love thy neighbour; And hate thy enemy - God spoke the former part; the scribes added the latter. #Lev 19:18|.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 5:43
Mt 5:43 Thou shalt love thy neighbour. See Le 19:18. The Jews gave the command a very limited application. For Christ's application, see parable of the Good Samaritan (Lu 10:30-37). It embraces any one so near us as to need and to receive our acts of kindness. Hate thine enemy. A Jewish perversion of the meaning of De 23:6. It exhibits the spirit of the whole heathen world. Plato praises the Athenians because they hated the Persians more than any of the other Greeks.