You have heard it said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
You've heard this to be a good and righteous thing.
And yet I say unto you:
Love your enemies ,
Do good to them that hate you ,
And pray for those who persecute you ,
So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.
For He saw to it that His sun would rise on both the evil and the good.
He sends His rain on the righteous and the unrighteous,
And brings famine to the just and unjust.
For if you only love those who love you,
What reward do you have?
What is gained by giving one more favor than the other?
How can you claim that is righteous,
When the tax collectors do the same?
