Didache

There are two Ways, one of Life and one of[*](The two Ways) Death, and there is a great difference between the two Ways.

The Way of Life is this: First, thou shalt[*](The Way of Life) love the God who made thee, secondly, thy neighbour as thyself; and whatsoever thou wouldst not have done to thyself, do not thou to another.[*](This is the so-called negative form of the Golden Rule. It is found in some MSS. in the Apostolic decrees in Acts xv. 28, and is, in various forms, met with in Jewish and Early Christian literature.)

Now, the teaching of these words is this:[*](The explanation) Bless those that curse you, and pray for your enemies, and fast for those that persecute you. For what credit is it to you if you love those that love you? Do not even the heathen do the same? But, for your part, love those that hate you, and you will have no enemy.