Matthew 5:44 — King James Version← Study notes
“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;”
Matthew 5:44 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 5:4414 words
ἐγὼegōI
δὲdeand / but
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἀγαπᾶτεagapate(be-)love(-ed)
τοὺςtousthe
ἐχθροὺςechthrousenemy, foe
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
καὶkaiand / also
προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthepray (for), make prayer
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
τῶνtōnthe
διωκόντωνdiōkontōnensue, follow (after), given to
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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