7 “Blessed are the ^kmerciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 “Blessed are the ^lpure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 “Blessed are the ^mpeacemakers, for they shall be ⁿcalled sons¹ of God.

Love Your Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ^v‘You shall ^wlove your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, ^xLove your enemies and ^ypray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ^zsends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers,¹ what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

The Great Commandment

34 ^mBut when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, ⁿ“You shall ^olove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: ^pYou shall ^qlove your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend ^rall the Law and the Prophets.”