Matthew 5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your e…”

Matthew 5:43

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

World English Bible

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

American Standard Version

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

Darby Translation

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.

Young's Literal Translation

'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;

Bible in Basic English

You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

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Cross references

“Thou”

Leviticus 19:18 Matthew 19:19 Romans 13:8–10 Mark 12:31–34 James 2:8 Luke 10:27–29

Leviticus 19:18 · BSB

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Matthew 19:19 · BSB

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

Romans 13:8–10 · BSB

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Mark 12:31–34 · BSB

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

James 2:8 · BSB

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Luke 10:27–29 · BSB

He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

“and hate”

Deuteronomy 23:6 Psalm 41:10 Exodus 17:14–16 Deuteronomy 25:17 Psalm 139:21 Psalm 139:22

Deuteronomy 23:6 · BSB

You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.

Psalm 41:10 · BSB

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

Exodus 17:14–16 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

Deuteronomy 25:17 · BSB

Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt,

Psalm 139:21 · BSB

Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

Psalm 139:22 · BSB

I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.

Also

Matthew 5:21

Matthew 5:21 · BSB

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

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