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But I say unto you that hear (Alla humin legō tois akouousin). There is a contrast in this use of alla like that in Mat 5:44. This is the only one of the many examples given by Matthew 5 of the sharp antithesis between what the rabbis taught and what Jesus said. Perhaps that contrast is referred to by Luke. If necessary, alla could be coordinating or paratactic conjunction as in 2Co 7:11 rather than adversative as apparently here. See notes on Mat 5:43. Love of enemies is in the O.T., but Jesus ennobles the word, agapaō, and uses it of love for one’s enemies.