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NASB					Matt 5:44 "But I say³⁰⁰⁴ to you, ^Alove²⁵ your enemies²¹⁹⁰ and pray⁴³³⁶ for those³⁵⁸⁸ who persecute¹³⁷⁷ you,
AMPLIFIED 2015					Matt 5:44 "But I say to you, ¹love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Prov 25:21, 22]

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.

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Luke 6:27 ¶ "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

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Greek Heb.

agapaô; of unc. or.; to love:--beloved(8), felt a love for(1), love(1), love(75), loved(38), loves(20).

1377

diôkô; akin to a prim. vb. diô (put to flight); to put to flight, pursue, by impl. to persecute:--persecute(10), persecuted(13), persecuting(7), persecutor(1), practicing(1), press(2), pursue(7), pursuing(2), run after(1), seek after(1).

2190

echthros; from echthos (hatred); hostile:--enemies(20), enemy(10), enemy*(1), hostile(1).

3004

legô; a prim. vb.; to say:--addressing(1), agree*(1), ask(1), asked(3), asking(4), bring charges(1), call(8), called(34), calling(1), calls(3), claimed(1), claiming(2), command(3), designated(1), follows(1), give(1), gives(1), greeted*(1), made(1), mean(2), means(3), meant(1), mention(1), named(3), ordered(2), quote(1), referred(1), remarking(1), said(1086), say(364), saying(440), says(102), shouting(1), so-called(3), speak(22), speaking(17), speaks(6), spoke(18), spoken(26), stated(1), stating(2), talking(5), tell(71), telling(18), thing spoken(1), things spoken(1), thought(1), told(35), using(1).

3588

ho,
hê,
to; the def. art.; the:--about(2), all(5), case*(3), cause*(1), circumstances*(3), companions*(8), condition*(1), experiences(2), far(1), followers*(1), former*(1), meat(1), one(6), one who(1), one*(1), others(4), others*(1), outsiders*(3), people(1), sight(1), some(7), some*(5), suitable(1), these(4), things(1), this(31), those(406), those who(17), together*(8), under*(1), welfare(1), what(47), what had happened(1), what*(1), which(14), who(52), whoever(8), whom(4).
ho; see 3739.

4336

proseuchomai; from 4314 and 2172; to pray:--make...prayers(1), offer...prayers(2), pray(44), prayed(14), prayer(1), praying(24), prays(1).

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