Matthew 5:44 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 5:44

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;

KJV

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ASV

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

WEB

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

YLT

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,

DBT

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, [bless those who curse you,] do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who [insult you and] persecute you,

About this book

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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48 verses on the floor

Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 12:14
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Luke 6:27–28
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Romans 12:20–21
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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If God's grace and goodness are (as they certainly are) his glory, then the glory of the gospel is the glory that excels, for grace and truth came by Jesus Christ, 2 Cor. iii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

(See 1Pe 2:21-24; and compare Ro 12:20, 21; But though such precepts were never before expressed--perhaps not even conceived--with such breadth, precision, and sharpness as here, our Lord is here only the incomparable Interpreter of the law in force from the beginning; and this is the only satisfactory view of the entire strain of this discourse.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G219032× in canon G137745× in canon G433685× in canon G25143× in canon G5228155× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MAT 5:441PE 3:9 1TH 5:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 5:441PE 3:9 ROM 12:17
MAT 5:441PE 3:9 PRO 20:22
MAT 5:441PE 3:9 ROM 12:14
MAT 5:441PE 3:9 ROM 12:19-21
MAT 5:44ROM 12:14 1PE 3:9
MAT 5:44ROM 12:14 ROM 12:21
MAT 5:44ROM 12:14 1CO 4:12-13

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