Matthew 5:43
Matthew 5:43-47 The Message (MSG)
“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the supple moves of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.
Matthew 5:43 King James Version (KJV)
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 5:43 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:43 New Century Version (NCV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.’
Matthew 5:43 American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy
Matthew 5:43 New International Version (NIV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:43 New King James Version (NKJV)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
Matthew 5:43 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR (fellow man) and hate your enemy.’ [Lev 19:18; Ps 139:21, 22]
Matthew 5:43 New Living Translation (NLT)
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
Matthew 5:43 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“Your ancestors have also been taught ‘Love your neighbors and hate the one who hates you.’
