Love and hate

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• Matthew 5:44

  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;

• Luke 6:27

  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

• 1 John 4:8

  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

• 1 Corinthians 13:1–13

  Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. …

• 1 John 2:15

  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• 1 John 3:18

  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

• Psalms 97:10

  Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

• Leviticus 19:17

  Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

• John 14:15

  If ye love me, keep my commandments.

• Proverbs 8:13

  The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

• John 15:16

  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

• Romans 12:9

  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

• John 15:13

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• Matthew 5:43

  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

• Proverbs 11:12

  He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

• 1 John 5:19

  And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

• Leviticus 19:18

  Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

• John 17:9

  I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

• Proverbs 10:12

  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

• 1 John 4:20

  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

• Philippians 1:29

  For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

• John 12:25

  He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

• Galatians 6:7

  Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

• John 12:31

  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

• John 3:19

  And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

• Revelation 2:6

  But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

• Revelation 2:4

  Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

• 1 John 4:1–21

  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. …

• Proverbs 1:1–33

  The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; …

• Romans 9:1–33

  I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: …

• Romans 7:15

  For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

• Matthew 22:14

  For many are called, but few are chosen.

• Romans 9:1–11:36

  I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: …

• John 3:20

  For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

• Romans 9:13

  As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

• 1 Corinthians 13:4–8

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; …

• Psalms 119:1–176

  ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. …

• Romans 8:28

  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• Ephesians 2:8

  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: