43 ¶ Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt ^alove thy ^bneighbour, and hate thine enemy.

  44 But I say unto you, ^aLove your ^benemies, ^cbless them that ^dcurse you, do ^egood to them that ^fhate you, and ^gpray for them which despitefully use you, and ^hpersecute you;

  45 That ye ^amay be the ^bchildren of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth ^crain on the just and on the unjust.

  46 For if ye ^alove them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

  47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

  48 ^aBe ye therefore ^bperfect, even as your ^cFather which is in heaven is ^dperfect.