“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”
But to you who are listening I say: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you — the love of enemies is the sermon's central command, the most distinctive and demanding ethical teaching in the Gospels. To you who are listening (tois akouousin, those who have ears to hear): the command is addressed to those who are genuinely receiving the teaching. Do good to those who hate you: the love is not merely emotional but active — doing good in response to hatred.
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