Matthew

Matthew 5:44

⁴⁴But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,^s

Footnotes

s 5:44 BYZ and TR love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully accuse you and persecute you; see Luke 6:27–28|LUK 6:27-28.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
love	ἀγαπᾶτε	agapate	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G25 I love
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
enemies	ἐχθροὺς	echthrous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
pray	προσεύχεσθε	proseuchesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G4336 I pray, pray for
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
those who	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
persecute	διωκόντων	diōkontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.