{"id":612,"date":"2007-03-05T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-05T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2007\/03\/verse-of-day-loving-your-enemies.html"},"modified":"2007-03-05T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-05T09:20:00","slug":"verse-of-day-loving-your-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/03\/verse-of-day-loving-your-enemies.html","title":{"rendered":"Verse of the Day: Loving Your Enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. 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