4If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. …
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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;
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, …
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here are, I. Cautions concerning judicial proceedings; it was not enough that they had good laws, better than ever any nation had, but care must be taken for the due administration of justice according to those laws. 1. The witnesses are here cautioned that they neither occasion an innocent man to be indicted, by raising a false report of him and setting common fame against him, nor assist in the…
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