But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:

And praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard in their much speaking.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

which lifting up they used helps, under-girding the ship; and fearing lest they might fall into Syrtis, lowering the gear, they were thus carried along.

who also honored us with many honors; and conferred on us, departing, those things appertaining to use.

On account of this God gave them up to the lusts of dishonor: for indeed their women changed the natural use to that which is against nature:

likewise also the men, having left the natural use of the woman, burned in their desire towards one another; men with men working out disgrace, and receiving the reward of their error among themselves which it behooved.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

Have you been called being a slave? let it not be a care to you: but if indeed you are able to become free, use it in preference.

If others partake of your bounty, shall not we the more? But we have not used this privilege, but we bear all things, in order that we may not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

But I have used none of these things. But I have not written these things that it may be so in me: for it is good for me rather to die than that any one shall make void my boasting.

Then what is my reward? that preaching the gospel, I may render the gospel free from charge, in order that I may not use my right in the gospel.

Then wishing this, whether did I use lightness of purpose? or the things which I counsel, do I counsel according to the flesh, in order that it may be with me yes yes and no no?

Then having such hope, we use great boldness,

Therefore being absent I write these things, in order that being present, I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

For you were called unto liberty, brethren; only use not the liberty unto an occasion to the flesh, but through divine love serve one another.

those things which are all unto destruction by use according to the commandments and teachings of the people?

But we know that the law is good, if any one may use it lawfully;

Keep yourself pure. No longer drink water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and on account of your frequent sickness.

And let our people indeed learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, in order that they may not be unfruitful.

but solid food belongs to the perfect, those having their senses disciplined by use unto the discernment both of the good and the evil.