Luke 6:35

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend without expecting anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; {G560} and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Wherfore love ye youre enemys do good and lende lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But rather loue ye yor enemies, do good, and lende, lokynge for nothinge therof agayne: so shal yor rewarde be greate, and ye shalbe the children of the Hyest, for he is kynde, euen to the vnthankfull and to the euell.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:44-45 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • John 13:35 : 35 'By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.'
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.
  • Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all he has made.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you. 36 Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All day long he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.
  • 1 John 3:10-14 : 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: Anyone who does not practice righteousness and does not love their brother or sister is not of God. 11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another. 12 Not like Cain, who was from the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
  • John 15:8 : 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and show yourselves to be my disciples.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Yet, he did not leave himself without a witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling you with food and gladness in your hearts.
  • Rom 5:8-9 : 8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, since we have now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
  • Mark 5:7 : 7 Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'
  • Luke 1:32 : 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
  • Luke 6:27-31 : 27 But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 6:27-34
    8 verses
    85%

    27But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.

    28Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

    29If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

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

    32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

    33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

    34If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

  • Luke 6:36-38
    3 verses
    82%

    36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

    37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

    38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

  • Matt 5:42-47
    6 verses
    81%

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

    43You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'

    44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    45So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    46If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

    47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

  • Luke 6:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22Blessed are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

    23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

  • Rom 12:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

    20If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.

    21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • Matt 6:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

  • Rom 12:14
    72%

    14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

  • Matt 7:11-12
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    72%

    11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

    12So in everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

  • Matt 18:35
    71%

    35This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Rom 12:17
    71%

    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    71%

    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Matt 6:14-15
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    71%

    14For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

    15But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

  • Prov 25:21-22
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    70%

    21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

    22By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • Eph 6:9
    70%

    9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  • Matt 5:39
    70%

    39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

  • Luke 14:14
    70%

    14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.

  • Eph 4:32
    70%

    32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

  • Matt 6:4
    70%

    4so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

  • Gal 6:10
    70%

    10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

  • Ps 37:21
    70%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Matt 5:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.

    12Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

  • Mark 11:26
    69%

    26'But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.'

  • Matt 6:8
    69%

    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

  • Luke 14:12
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    12Then Jesus said to the one who had invited him, 'When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you back, and you will be repaid.'

  • Luke 10:37
    69%

    37The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'

  • Eph 6:7
    69%

    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • Luke 16:9
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    9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.