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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
CharlesEllicott
Love ye your enemies.—The tense of the Greek verb may be noted as implying a perpetual, abiding rule of action.
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
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'sBible Commentary
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
JohnCalvin
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
JohnGill
But love you your enemies
As before urged in (Luke 6:27)
and do good and lend
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson