Matthew 5:44
Someone may ask how blessed Paul curses Alexander the smith. We say he cursed him not as a private enemy but as an enemy of the gospel, teaching that one must always war against God’s enemies.
Someone may bring forward blessed Paul cursing Alexander the smith to persuade us not to love enemies. To him we say: Paul curses not as against a private enemy, but as against an enemy of Christ and the gospel, teaching that one must always war against such people (Matthew 5:44) (2 Timothy 4:14).
Greek
Ἴσως φήσειέ τις, πῶς ὁ μακά ριος Παῦλος Ἀλέξανδρον ἀρᾶται τὸν χαλκέα; πρὸς ὅν φαμεν οὐχ ὡς ἴδιον ἐχθρόν, ἀλλ' ὡς ἐχθρὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κατηράσατο αὐτὸν διδάσκων, ὅτι τοῖς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐχ θροῖς ἀεὶ χρὴ πολεμεῖν. Ἀλλ' ἴσως τις τὸν μακάριον Παῦλον ὡς καταρώμενον τὸν χαλ κέα Ἀλέξανδρον προσάγων ἡμῖν πείσειε μὴ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἀγα πᾶν· πρὸς ὅν ἐστιν εἰπεῖν, ὅτι οὐχ ὡς ἴδιον ἐχθρόν, ἀλλ' ὡς τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου κατα ρᾶται ὁ Παῦλος διδάσκων ὡς ἀεὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις χρὴ πολεμεῖν.