43 »You have heard it said, You should love your neighbor and hate your enemy. (Leviticus 19:18)
44 »I say love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
45 »You will then act as true children of your Father in heaven. He gives sunlight to both evil and good people. He sends rain for the just and the unjust.
46 »What good is there, when you love only those who love you? Even corrupt tax collectors do that!
47 »When you are kind only to your friends and brothers what makes you different from anyone else? Even people of the nations do that.
48 »Be perfect mature, even as your Father in heaven is perfect mature. (Leviticus 19:2)