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Matthew 5:44
The 2026 edition cites 3 passages containing Matthew 5:44, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Matthew 5:43-44
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 99
For the right understanding of the ten commandments, these rules are to be observed: 1. That the law is perfect, and bindeth every one to full conformity in…
Matthew 5:44
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 183
We are to pray for the whole church of Christ upon earth; for magistrates and ministers; for ourselves, our brethren, yea, our enemies; and for all sorts of…
Matthew 5:44-45
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which 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 unjust.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 12.4
There is a sense in which God is the Father of all men, because He created them. They are therefore obligated to love and seek the welfare of one another; yet…