<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Matthew 5: 44 is the 44th 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 second verse of the final antithesis, that on the commandment to Love thy neighbour as thyself . Jesus has just stated that some had taught that one should "hate your enemies" and in this verse he rejects this view . </P> <P> In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: </P> <P> 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; </P>

Who said love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you