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But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

But (πλην). Plain adversative like πλην in verse 24. Never despairing (μηδεν απελπιζοντες). Μηδεν is read by A B L Bohairic and is…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Love ye your enemies.—The tense of the Greek verb may be noted as implying a perpetual, abiding rule of action.

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had said that we must love our enemies. So that you would not think this was an exaggerated expr…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

At this point we have a remarkable series of comparisons between the courtesies of believers and those of worldly people. Even “sinners” act decent…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Lend, expecting nothing again. It is a mistake to confine this statement to usury, as if Christ only forbade his people to be usurers. The…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But love you your enemies
As before urged in (Luke 6:27)

and do good and lend

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These are hard lessons for flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy for u…

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