Even as your Father (καθως ο πατηρ υμων). In Mt 5:48 we have ως ο πατηρ υμων. In both the perfection of the Father is placed as th…

Be you therefore merciful.—The form of the sentence is the same as that of Matthew 5:48, but “merciful” takes the place o…

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

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

Be you therefore merciful
Tenderhearted, kind, beneficent to all men, friends and foes:

as your Fathe…

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…