Luke 6:27

““Love your enemies,” says He, “pray for them that curse you,” lest such a man in any transaction of business be irritated by any unjust conduct of yours, and “deliver thee to the judge” of his own (nation), and you be…” — editor's note: Luke vi. 27.

““But I say unto you which hear” (displaying here that old injunction, of the Creator: “Speak to the ears of those who lend them to you”), “Love your enemies, and bless those which hate you, and pray for them which calumniate you.”” — editor's note: 2 Esdras xv. 1 and comp. Luke vi. 27, 28.

“Of them only must amendment be despaired of.…Therefore since this rule of Love for thee is fixed, that imitating the Father thou shouldest love an enemy: for, He saith, “love your enemies:” in this precept how wouldest thou be exercised, if thou hadst no enemy to suffer?” — editor's note: Luke vi. 27.

“And hence also, if we rightly understand it, we are at once forbidden and commanded to love it: thus, we are forbidden, when it is said to us, “Love not the world;” and we are commanded, when it is said to us, “Love your enemies.”” — editor's note: Luke vi. 27.

“Of which indeed both Luke gave intimation, when he said, that He directed His words unto them:and Matthew too, clearly declaring the same, wrote, “His disciples came unto Him, and He taught them.”” — editor's note: Luke vi. 20. “And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said.” And ver. 27, “I say unto you which hear.”

“That ye may become likeyour 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.”” — editor's note: Matt. v. 43–45. [The briefer form of verse 44 is now accepted by critical editors (so Vulgate). The longer reading is from Luke vi. 27, 28. Comp. R.V.—R.]

“Whence also the Truth in person says, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, and pray for them which persecute you and say evil of you falsely (Luke vi. 27).” — the author cites it

“And He says: “If any one strike thee on the one cheek, turn to him the other also; and if any one take away thy coat, hinder him not from taking thy cloak also.”” — editor's note: Matt. v. 40; Luke vi. 27–29.

Having spoken above of what they might suffer from their enemies, He now points out how they ought to conduct themselves towards their enemies, saying, But I say to you who hear.

Having proceeded in the enumeration of many heavenly actions, He not unwisely comes to this place last, that He might teach the people confirmed by the divine miracles to march onward in the footsteps of virtue…

It is indeed the part of an enemy to injure and be treacherous. Every one then who does harm in any way to any one is called his enemy.

But this way of life was well adapted to the holy teachers who were about to preach throughout the earth the word of salvation, and if it had been their will to take vengeance upon their persecutors, had failed to…

But He says not, Do not hate, but love; nor did He merely command to love, but also to do good, as it follows, Do good to them which hate you.

But because man consists of body and soul, to the soul indeed we shall do this good, by reproving and admonishing such men, and leading them by the hand to conversion; but to the body, by profiting them in the…

For they who pierce their own souls deserve tears and weeping, not curses. For nothing is more hateful than a cursing heart, or more foul than a tongue which utters curses. O man, spit not forth the poison of asps,…

But the question is fairly raised, how it is that in the prophets are to be found many curses against their enemies. Upon which we must observe, that the prophets in the imprecations they uttered foretold the future,…

Now the old law commanded us not to injure one another; or if we are first injured, not to extend our wrath beyond the measure of the injurer, but the fulfilling of the law is in Christ and in His commands. Hence it…

For physicians also, when they are attacked by madmen, have then most compassion on them, and exert themselves to restore them. Have thou also a like consideration towards thy persecutors; for it is they who are…

But we almost all of us offend against this command, and especially the powerful and rulers, not only if they have suffered insult, but if respect is not paid them, accounting all those their enemies who treat them…

But the Lord would moreover have us to be despisers of property. As it follows, And him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. For this is the soul’s virtue, which is altogether alien from…

Now He said not, Bear humbly the rule of thy persecutor, but, Go on wisely, and prepare thyself to suffer what he desires thee to do; overcoming his insolence by thy great prudence, that he may depart with shame at…

He says not, To him that seeketh give all things, but give what you justly and honestly can, that is, what as far as man can know or believe, neither hurts you, nor another: and if thou hast justly refused any one,…

Herein however we do not lightly err, when not only we give not to those who seek, but also blame them? Why (you say) does he not work, why is the idle man fed? Tell me, dost thou then possess by labour? but still if…

Every thing we have we receive from God. But when we speak of “mine and thine,” they are only bare words. For if you assert a house to be yours, you have uttered an expression which wants the substance of reality.…

He says this of garments, houses, farms, beasts of burdens, and generally of all property. But a Christian ought not to possess a slave as he does a horse or money. If a slave is more honourably governed by thee than…

Now we have a natural law implanted in us, by which we distinguish between what is virtue, and what is vice. Hence it follows, And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them. He does not say,…

Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.10.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.10.

Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.10.

Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.10.

Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.10.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in A Treatise on the Soul Chapter 35.

Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.

Matthew 5:44 and Luke 6:27 share the same wording (11 words).