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Matthew 5:43

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 43 “You heard that it was said: ‘You must love your neighbor+ and hate your enemy.’

Matthew 5:43

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 43 “YOU heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor+ and hate your enemy.’+

Matthew 5:43

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 43 Ἠκούσατε YOU heard ὅτι that ἐρρέθη it was said ᾿Αγαπήσεις You shall love τὸν the πλησίον neighbor σου of you καὶ and μισήσεις you shall hate τὸν the ἐχθρόν enemy σου. of you.

Matthew 5:43

King James Version
- 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matthew 5:43

American Standard Version
- 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

Matthew 5:43

The Bible in Living English
- 43 “You have heard that it was said ‘you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:43
  
  You heard that it was said: See study note on Mt 5:21.
  
  You must love your neighbor: The Mosaic Law directed the Israelites to love their neighbor. (Le 19:18) While the term “neighbor” simply meant one’s fellow man, some Jews narrowed the meaning to include only fellow Jews, especially those who kept the oral traditions; all other people were to be considered enemies.
  
  hate your enemy: The Mosaic Law contained no such command. Some Jewish rabbis believed that the command to love their neighbor implied that they should hate their enemy.