45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust.
46. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not
even the publicans the same?
47. And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
LUKE VI, 32. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye?
for sinners also love those that love them.
33. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have
ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have
ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the
evil.
ROM. XV, 1. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of
the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to
edification.
3. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The
reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
1 COR. X, 24. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
1 COR. X, 33. Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine
own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
2 COR. V, 15. And that he died for all, that they which live should
not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them,
and rose again.
1 JOHN III, 16. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid
down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the
brethren.
LUKE X, 33. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he
was; and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.
34. And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care
of him.
(4.) _Love to all men._
LEV. XIX, 18. Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the
children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I
am the Lord.
LEV. XIX, 34. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto
you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye
were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
MATT. V, 44. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth
rain on the just and on the unjust.
46. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not
even the publicans the same?
47. And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
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