Catholic Public Domain Version
"But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you. "
— Matthew 5:44, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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;”
“but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; ”
“But I tell 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,”
“But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,”
“But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:”
“But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;”
“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;”
And whoever will have compelled you for one thousand steps, go with him even for two thousand steps.
Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and you shall have hatred for your enemy.’
But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you.
In this way, you shall be sons of your Father, who is in heaven. He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even tax collectors behave this way?
And if you greet only your brothers, what more have you done? Do not even the pagans behave this way?