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You shall not hate any man; but some you shall reprove, and concerning some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life.
[Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, Chapter 1]
The Didache is a church manual likely written in Syria from First to Second Century. Some consider it to predate some canonical writings..
You shall not hate any man; but some you shall reprove, and concerning some you shall pray, and some you shall love more than your own life.
Roberts, Alexander; Donaldson, James ; Twelve Apostles (2012-04-08). The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (Annotated), with Greek Text (Kindle Locations 55-56). . Kindle Edition.