Matthew 5:43

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”

"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy." - Matthew 5:43
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What does Matthew 5:43 mean?

Matthew 5:43 in the King James Version of the Bible states, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy." This verse is a part of Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, which is a collection of Jesus' moral and ethical…

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Matthew 5:43 - "¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy."
Matthew 5:43-45 - "You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
Matthew 5:43-48 - "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
“43 ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.’” Matthew 5:43-48 (RSVCE)
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." - Matthew 5:43-45
“43 ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore, you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.’” Matthew 5:43-48 (RSVCE)
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." - Matthew 5:43-45
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." - Matthew 5:43-48
Matthew 26:43 - "And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy."
Matthew 22:43 - "He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,"
Matthew 25:43 - "I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not."
Matthew 13:43 - "Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Matthew 12:43 - "When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none."
Matthew 27:43 - "He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God."
Matthew 21:43 - "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."
Mark 5:43 - "And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat."
Ezekiel 43:5 - "So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house."
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." - Matthew 13:43
Isaiah 43:5 - "Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;"
"And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy." - Matthew 26:43
Matthew 24:43 - "But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up."
"Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." - Matthew 13:43
Matthew 5:5 - "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
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John 5:43 - "I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive."
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