Matthew 5
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
43 Ref You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
44 Ref But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
45 Ref So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
46 Ref For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
47 Ref And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
48 Ref Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
43 Ref `Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;
44 Ref but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,
45 Ref that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
46 Ref `For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?
47 Ref and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?
48 Ref ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who `is' in the heavens is perfect.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
43 Ref Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
44 Ref but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
45 Ref that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
46 Ref For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 Ref And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more `than others?' do not even the Gentiles the same?
48 Ref Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.