"You have heard that it was
said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your
enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and
pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your
Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the
good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love
you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?
If you only greet your
friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do
the same? Therefore you
shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.