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The Greek text of Matthew 5:42-45 with a decorated headpiece in Folio 51 recto of Lectionary 240 (12th century). In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: . 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; [2]
In calling us to this then, He calls us to His likeness, for He saith, He maketh His sun to rise on the righteous and the unrighteous. By the sun we may understand not this visible, but that of which it is said, To you that fear the name of the Lord, the Sun of righteousness shall arise; (Mal. 4:2.) and by the rain, the water of the doctrine of ...
Matthew 5:46 is the forty-sixth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.This is the third verse of the final antithesis, built on the commandment "Love thy neighbour as thyself".
Chrysostom: If love alone is not enough to induce us to be reconciled to our neighbour, the desire that our work should not remain imperfect, and especially in the holy place, should induce us. [9] Gregory the Great: Lo He is not willing to accept sacrifice at the hands of those who are at variance. Hence then consider how great an evil is ...
Flagellation at the hands of the Romans is mentioned in three of the four canonical Gospels: John 19:1, Mark 15:15, and Matthew 27:26, and was the usual prelude to crucifixion under Roman law. [5]
For I have raised you up out of the prison house of sin and death, "And you have delivered up your Redeemer to be scourged. For I have redeemed you from the house of bondage, And you have nailed your Savior to the cross. O my people!" The congregation or choir responds: Holy Lord God, Holy and mighty God, Holy and most merciful Redeemer;
But as He says not here, The whole Law, as He speaks there, He reserves a place for the other commandment respecting the love of God. [ 4 ] Augustine : Otherwise; Scripture does not mention the love of God, where it says, All things whatsoever ye would; because he who loves his neighbour must consequently love Love itself above all things; but ...
The word translated as fool is the Greek moros, which has a similar meaning to the Aramaic reka. However moros also was used to mean godless, and thus could be much more severe a term than reka. The reading of godless can explain why the punishment is more severe. [11] Jesus uses the term himself in Matthew 23:17 when he is deriding the Pharisees.