Matthew 5:43

Translations

Modern

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Traditional

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

Literal

You heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and shall hate your enemy.’

Latin

Audistis quia dictum est: Diliges proximum tuum, et odio habebis inimicum tuum.

Original

Greek

English

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Notes

Matthew 5:43–47

Hate your enemy: Jesus is not rejecting the Old Testament. Instead, he is correcting a traditional interpretation that was mistaken (see Exodus 23:4–5). The Old Testament never commands people to “hate your enemy.” The closest verses are in Psalm 139:21–22, where hatred is expressed toward God’s enemies.

Matthew 5:21–47

You have heard … But I tell you: Jesus contrasts his teachings to six misunderstandings of the law. Each example shows the surpassing righteousness of Jesus. Jesus reveals God's will, which contrasts with human traditions.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Biblical Law Citizenship in the Kingdom Dealing with Conflict Faith and Good Deeds Giving up Rights Prayers for Vengeance The Family Redeemer

Events

Sermon on the Mountc. AD 28

Related verses

Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Psalm 139:21–22
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
Galatians 5:13–14
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Matthew 19:19
…honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Romans 13:8–10
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Deuteronomy 23:6
You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
Mark 12:31–34
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
Matthew 22:39–40
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Luke 10:27–29
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Psalm 41:10
But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
Exodus 17:14–16
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

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