Matthew 5:44

Love Your Enemies

43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ 44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

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Berean Standard Bible
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
American Standard Version (1901)
but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Bible in Basic English
But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Douay-Rheims 1899
But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you:
Free Bible Version
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Geneva Bible 1599
But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,
King James (Authorized) 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;
One Unity Resource Bible
But I tell you, show agapao ·total devoted love· to your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate and detest you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Translation for Translators
But now listen to what I say to you: Love your enemies as well as your friends, and pray for those who cause you to suffer.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Noah Webster Bible
But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
World English Bible
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,
Young's Literal Translation
but I — I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,