Love Your Enemies
27 Ex. 23:4; Prov. 25:21; Matt. 5:44; Rom. 12:20"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,28 Rom. 12:14bless those who curse you, and Luke 23:24; Acts 7:60pray for those who spitefully use you.
32 Matt. 5:46"But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.35 But (Rom. 13:10)love your enemies, Heb. 13:16do good, and Lev. 25:35–37; Ps. 37:26lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and Matt. 5:46you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.36 Matt. 5:48; Eph. 4:32Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.