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— Matthew 5:38–39 [20] Love your enemies , do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. — Matthew 5:43–48, Luke 6:27–28 [ 21 ]
Matthew 5:43 is the forty-third verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse is the opening of the final antithesis , that on the commandment to " Love thy neighbour as thyself ".
The last verse of chapter 5 of Matthew (Matthew 5:48) [30] is a focal point of the Sermon that summarizes its teachings by advising the disciples to seek perfection. [31] The Greek word telios used to refer to perfection also implies an end, or destination, advising the disciples to seek the path towards perfection and the Kingdom of God. [ 31 ]
The structure of Matthew 5 can be broken down as follows: Matthew 5:1–12 – Setting and Beatitudes; Matthew 5:13–16 – Salt of the earth and light of the world; Matthew 5:17–20 – Law and the Prophets; Matthew 5:21–26 – Do not hate; Matthew 5:27–30 – Do not lust; Matthew 5:31–32 – Do not divorce except for sexual misconduct
Matthew 5:48 is the forty-eighth and final verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This is the final verse of the final antithesis , and it is a summary of Jesus' earlier teachings.
[97]: 127 The New Testament names many women among the followers of Jesus as well as naming women in positions of leadership in the early church. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] [ 100 ] : 54, 112 Biblical patriarchy upholds the view that 1 Corinthians 14:34–35 , 1 Timothy 2:11–15 , and 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 represent a hierarchy of male over female authority.
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[24] [133] According to the 2010 census, Spiritism experienced significant growth from 2000 to 2010, with an increase of over 60% in followers, going from 2.3 million to 3.8 million followers, [114] with the majority of them being between 50 and 59 years old (3.1%) and having the highest literacy rate (98.6%), the highest percentage of ...