Luke 6:35

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But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

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  • Matt 5:44-45 : 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you; 45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
  • John 13:35 : 35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
  • Ps 145:9 : 9 The Lord is good to all men; and his mercies are over all his works.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you. 36 Take no interest from him, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before you, and let your brother make a living among you. 37 Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
  • 1 John 3:10-14 : 10 In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God. 11 Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another; 12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good. 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you. 14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God. 8 He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love. 9 And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins. 11 My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.
  • John 15:8 : 8 Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.
  • Rom 5:8-9 : 8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us. 9 Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him. 10 For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
  • Luke 1:32 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:
  • Luke 6:27-31 : 27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you, 28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you. 29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe. 30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

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  • Luke 6:27-34
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    27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

    28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

    29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

    32 If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

    33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

    34 And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

  • Luke 6:36-38
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    36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

    37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

    38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.

  • Matt 5:42-47
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    42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

    44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

    45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

    46 For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

    47 And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?

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    22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

    23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

  • Rom 12:19-21
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    19 Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

    20 But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

    21 Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.

  • Matt 6:1-2
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    1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • Matt 7:11-12
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    11 If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

    12 All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

  • Matt 18:35
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    35 So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17 Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven.

    15 But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.

  • Prov 25:21-22
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    21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

    22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

  • Eph 6:9
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    9 And, you masters, do the same things to them, not making use of violent words: in the knowledge that their Master and yours is in heaven, and he has no respect for a man's position.

  • Matt 5:39
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    39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

  • Eph 4:32
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    32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

  • Matt 6:4
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    4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • Gal 6:10
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    10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

  • Matt 5:11-12
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    11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

    12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

  • Mark 11:26
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  • Matt 6:8
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    8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • Luke 14:12
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    12 And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

  • Luke 10:37
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    37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7 Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

  • Luke 16:9
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    9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.