43.
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Hate thine enemy has been indignantly
described as “a villainous gloss”. ‘*;
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44.
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Love your enemies. It is impressive to
observe that God does not observe this new law of retaliation towards those who
are the enemies of His friends: Gen. 12:3. Pray for them. Inspirit: Job.
31:29, 30;and in fact: Lk. 23:34.
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46.
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If ye love them which love you. There is a
remarkable switch here from aorist to continuous tense, perhaps implying: If you
decide to show love to those who are already in the habit of showing love to
you...
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47.
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Salute is certainly the right word here,
for the publicans Jesus spoke about would neither bless nor pray (v.
44).
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48.
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As your Father. Lev. 11:44; Dt. 18:13;
Eph. 5:1.
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