²⁷“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,^b ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.^c ²⁹If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.^d ³¹Do to others as you would have them do to you.^e

³²“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?^f Even sinners love those who love them. ³³And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?^g Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ³⁵But love your enemies, do good to them,^h and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be childrenⁱ of the Most High,^j because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ³⁶Be merciful,^k just as your Father^l is merciful.

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Cross references

bver 35; Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20
cSee Mt 5:44
d Dt 15:7, 8, 10; Pr 21:26
e Mt 7:12
f Mt 5:46
g Mt 5:42
hver 27
iSee Ro 8:14
jSee Mk 5:7
k Jas 2:13
l Mt 5:48; 6:1; Lk 11:2; 12:32; Ro 8:15; Eph 4:6; 1 Pe 1:17; 1 Jn 1:3; 3:1