47 For you come far short of being able to love my creature more than I. But you have compared yourself to the unrighteous. Don’t do that! (WEB)
2 Esdras 8:47
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31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
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