What the Law of Love means…in Jesus own words
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I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And
unto him that smiteth thee on the one
cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh
of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And
as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 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. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as
your Father also is merciful. 37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be
condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,
shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal
it shall be measured to you again. 39 And
he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both
fall into the ditch? 40 The
disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his
master. 41 And
why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not
the beam that is in thine own eye? 42 Either
how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in
thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt
thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 43 For a good tree bringeth not
forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by his
own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather
they grapes. 45 A
good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that
which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 46 And why call ye me, Lord,
Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Whosoever
cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom
he is like: 48 He
is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on
a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house,
and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth
not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth;
against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the
ruin of that house was great.
Luke 6:27-49 (KJV)
