Luke 6:27

Translations

Modern

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Traditional

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Literal

But to you who are hearing I say: Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Latin

Sed vobis dico, qui auditis: diligite inimicos vestros, benefacite his qui oderunt vos.

Original

Greek

English

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Notes

Luke 6:27

Love your enemies: People were commonly taught in the ancient world to love their family and friends and hate their enemies. Jesus announced a radical new ethic of loving even one’s enemies and overcoming evil through self-sacrificial love for others, not through violence and hatred (compare Romans 12:14–21).

Luke 6:17–49

The main theme of the great sermon of Jesus is that those who repent and enter the kingdom of God will live in a truly righteous way.

Theme notes and profiles

Blessing

Events

Sermon on the Mountc. AD 28

Related verses

1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Romans 12:17–21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Proverbs 24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
Proverbs 25:21–22
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Matthew 5:43–45
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Exodus 23:4–5
If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
Mark 4:24
He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Luke 8:15
But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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