"But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes your [outer] garment, do not forbid the tunic either.

And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

And if your brother who is with you should become poor, and he fail in resources with you, you shall help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and your brother shall live with you.

You shall not lend your money to him at interest, and you shall not lend your meat to him to be returned with increase.

He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.

The good man is he that pities and lends; he will direct his affairs with judgment.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will recompense to him according to his gift.

He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained, for he has given of his own bread to the poor. [ 22:9A] He that gives liberally secures victory an honor, but he takes away the life of them that posses them.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet on account of you He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

By this My Father is glorified, that you may bear much fruit; and you will become My disciples.

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

not as Cain who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his works were evil and the [works] of his brother were righteous.

We know that we have passed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.

By this the love of God is manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, in order that we might live through Him.

Beloved, if in this way God loved us, indeed we ought to love one another.

The Lord is good to those that wait [on Him]; and His compassions are over all His works.

And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, giving to you rains from heaven and fruitbearing seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."