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NASB | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Prov 25:21, 22] |
Subject: Praying for the 'World'. |
Bible Note: Dear AO, It is commendable that you've presented a fully Biblical aphorism. Boasting of the Lord is perfectly appropriate since His eternal purpose is entirely a matter of His doing. I'm certainly glad that in my own life He didn't choose to leave me to make my own decisions about eternity. I'd have never made it. Jesus answered and said unto them, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent." (John 6:29) "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John 6:63) In Him, Doc |