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;

By this shall all {men} know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. {that which...: or, his deed}

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The LORD {is} good to all: and his tender mercies {are} over all his works.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. {discretion: Heb. judgment}

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. {He that...: Heb. Good of eye}

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {is born: Gr. has been born}

{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, {thou} Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

Blessed {are} the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also {do} ye. {quarrel: or, complaint}

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Blessed {are} the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

But without faith {it is} impossible to please {him}: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and {that} he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all {men}, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

And if ye lend {to them} of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great {is} your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. {He that...: Heb. Good of eye}

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold {water} only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.

Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether {he be} bond or free.

{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}

And if a man borrow {ought} of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof {being} not with it, he shall surely make {it} good.

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. {discretion: Heb. judgment}

And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; {harmless: or, sincere} {ye shine: or, shine ye}

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, {thou} Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which {are} within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward {is} great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.