Luke 6:36

American Standard Version (1901)

Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:48 : 48 Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; 16 because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

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  • Luke 6:27-35
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    27But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

    28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

    29To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

    30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

    31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

    32And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

    33And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

    34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.

    35But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  • Luke 6:37-38
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    81%

    37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

    38give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  • Matt 5:7
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    7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

  • Matt 18:35
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    35So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

  • Eph 4:32
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    32and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

  • Matt 5:43-46
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    43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:

    44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

    45that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

    46For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

  • Mark 11:25-26
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    25And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

    26(Ommitted)

  • Matt 5:48
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    48Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Matt 6:8-10
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    8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

    9After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

    10Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

  • Jas 2:13
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    13For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.

  • Matt 6:1-2
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    1Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

    2When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

  • Matt 18:33
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    33shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

  • Luke 10:37
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    37And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

  • Matt 7:11-12
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    11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

    12All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

  • Matt 6:12
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    12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

  • Matt 7:1-2
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    1Judge not, that ye be not judged.

    2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

  • Matt 6:4
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    4that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

  • Luke 6:23
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    23Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy] : for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

  • Matt 6:26
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    26Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

  • Col 3:13
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    13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

  • 2 Sam 22:26
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    26With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

  • Eph 6:9
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    9And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

  • Matt 6:31-32
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    31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

  • Gal 6:10
    70%

    10So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Finally, [be] ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

  • Matt 5:16
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    16Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

  • 2 Cor 6:13
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    13Now for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto [my] children), be ye also enlarged.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.