43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? …
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. …
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 43-48)We have here, lastly, an exposition of that great fundamental law of the second table, Thou shalt love thy neighbour , which was the fulfilling of the law. I. See here how this law was corrupted by the comments of the Jewish teachers, Matt. 5:43. God said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour ; and by neighbour they understood those only of their own country, nation, and religion; and those only that the…
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