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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] |
Bible Question: Does anyone know of any scriptual basis for killing another human being in the NEW TESTAMENT? I find it hard to teach about "love your enemies" when so many seem to think that it is justified to kill others in war or by abortion or by neglecting to help them from disease or starvation. Do I call those that do such things in the name of God hypocrites or have they got some justification for their beliefs. |
Bible Answer: meditate, and analyze closely, the following: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. (DRA) Passage Romans 9:22-23: 22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction, 23That he might shew the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory? Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition. (DRA) New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Passage Romans 9:22-23: 22 What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? That is why he put up with people he was angry with. They had been made to be destroyed. 23 What if he did that to show the riches of his glory to others? Those are the people he shows his mercy to. He had prepared them to receive his glory. New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society Wycliffe New Testament (WYC) Passage Romans 9:22-23: 22 And if God willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, hath suffered in great patience vessels of wrath able into death, [That if God willing to show wrath, and to make his power known, sustained in great patience the vessels of wrath able into perdition, or damnation,] 23 to show the riches of his glory [that he should show the riches of his glory] into vessels of mercy, which he made ready into glory. Wycliffe New Testament (WYC) 2001 by Terrence P. Noble, Young's Literal Translation (YLT) Passage Romans 9:22-23: 22And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, 23and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us -- Young's Literal Translation (YLT) Public Domain New Living Translation (NLT) Passage Romans 9:22-23: 22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. New Living Translation (NLT) Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 |