43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shall love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say to 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,

45 so that ye may become sons of your Father in the heavens, because he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and makes rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

46 For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?

47 And if ye only greet your friends, what do ye extra? Do not even the tax collectors this way?

48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, even as your Father in the heavens is perfect.