- The Proper Teaching on loving your Enemy 对于爱仇敌的正确教导 (5:43)
It is a clear teaching of the OT that “You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord” (Lev 19:18). Israelites were commanded to help their fellow countrymen as well as their enemy by returning a lost ox, sheep, donkey, or other such animal to its owner (Ex 23:4–5). The “enemy” spoken of in Exodus 23 is not the enemy soldier on the battlefield, but an individual who in some way is antagonistic. Jesus is speaking here about personal standards of righteousness, not civil law. So, a neighbor is anyone who is in need.
旧约清楚教导：“不可报仇，也不可埋怨你本国的子民，却要爱人如己；我是耶和华”（利19:18）。以色列人受命要借着将迷路的牛、驴、羊等归回原主，帮助同国人及仇敌（出23:4-5）。《出埃及记》23章所指的“仇敌”并不是战场上的敌人，而是与对方有某种冤仇的人。耶稣在这里议论的不是民法，而是个人对公义的标准。所以，邻舍就是任何需要帮助的人。
- The Perversion of the teaching on Loving your Enemy 对于爱仇敌的错误教导 (5:43)
Despite clear revelation, rabbinic tradition had perverted OT teaching by omitting “as yourself” from the law of loving your neighbor and narrowed the meaning of “neighbor” to their own kind. Hence Gentiles were not considered neighbors. Furthermore, they added “hate your enemy” (5:43b) which was not found in OT.
虽然神的启示很清楚，但拉比的传统曲解了旧约教导，从“邻舍”之后漏了“如己”，又将邻舍之意改减为自己人。因此，外邦人不算是邻舍。更何况，他们另加“恨你的仇敌”；这是旧约中没有的。
- The Prospective on Loving your Enemy 对爱仇敌的图景 (5:43-48)
Jesus teaches that we are not only to love our enemy, but also pray for them. Anyone can love the people who love them, but like God who gives sunlight and rain to both good and evil, we are to love even those who hate us.
耶稣教导，我们不但要爱仇敌，还要为他们祷告。任何人都能爱已经爱他们的人，但天父乃叫日头照好人，也照歹人，降雨给义人，也给不义的人（45节），所以我们也当爱那些恨我们的人。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- For most of us, it is very difficult to love our enemy. The way to overcome this is to first pray for them. That can be difficult even for us who want to obey God. Yet it is not impossible. Once we start praying for them, our heart starts to change and step by step, we imitate the Lord who sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
对多数人而言，要爱自己的仇敌是几乎不可能的。若要克服困难，我们必须先为他们祷告。这对于认真顺服神的人也是不易的，但它并不可能的事。一旦我们开始为他们祷告，我们的心将开始渐渐地改变，叫我们效法着那降雨给义人和不义人的主。
- The Bible is clear that God is love. As children of God we must reflect his character. 1 Jn 4:7 says, “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” Pray that we will love like God.
圣经清楚教导；神就是爱。身为神的儿女，我们必须反映祂的属性。《约翰一书》4章7节说：“亲爱的弟兄阿，我们应当彼此相爱，因为爱是从神来的。凡有爱心的，都是由神而生，并且认识神。”祷告我们能有像神那样的爱心。
- It is amazing to note that the Jews omitted certain parts of the law to suit themselves. Are we not doing the same if we choose what we want to obey and ignore the rest to suit our own lifestyle? Pray that we would respect the authority of the whole counsel of God.
犹太人省略部分的律法来适应自己的做法，真是令人吃惊。不过，当我们故意忽视某些教训以适应自己的生活方式时，我们不也一样吗？祷告我们能敬重神一切的旨意。
