Motif
enemy-love and non-retaliatory reversal
enemy_love_and_non_retaliatory_reversal
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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christian
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Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Διδαχή των Δώδεκα αποστόλων = Teaching of the Twelve Apostles; lines 66-215 confidence: high
«Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ὑμῶν... ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς μισοῦντας ὑμᾶς...»
The addressee is instructed to bless cursers, pray for enemies, fast for persecutors, love haters, turn the other cheek, go beyond compulsion, and yield garments or property.
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