...do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to shine on the good and evil, and sendeth his rain on the just and the unjust."...

...do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, for he maketh his sun to shine on the good and evil, and sendeth his rain on the just and the unjust."...

...with charity. " For," observes the abbot Rupert, " after saying love your enemies, our Lord adds, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven ; as if He had said, not the magnificence of knowledge, presuming in which Satan said in his heart,...

...do good to them that hate you; and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you ; that you may be the children of your Father, who is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the...

...your enemies, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who makes his sun rise upon the good and the bad." (1) And Christ had also provided as to (1) St. Matthew,...

...that curse you," said the Saviour, " pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven. "J It makes you meek and lowly in heart, for the Lord calls the children of God "the blessed of his...

...thine enemy ; but I say unto you, love your enemies," &c. ; and he assigns a reason therefor — " That you may be the children of your Father, who is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the...

...your enemies; do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you, that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust." That voice was too powerful...

...enemies : do good to them that hate you : and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you : that you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust. For if you love them that...

...as our example in them. To love them that hate you, and bless them that curse you, is to be truly " the children of your Father who is in heaven ; who maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good/' Be you like that sun : however men behave themselves, keep on your...