₂₇“But I tell you who hear me: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ₂₈bless those who curse you, and pray for those who ill-treat you. ₂₉If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. ₃₀Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back. ₃₁Do for others just what you want them to do for you.

₃₂“If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them! ₃₃And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that! ₃₄And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount! ₃₅No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked. ₃₆Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

₃₇“Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you. ₃₈Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands — all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you.”