Luke 6:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

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  • Luke 6:35 : 35 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.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer folow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Recompence to no man euill for euill: procure things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it bee possible, as much as in you is, haue peace with all men. 19 Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but giue place vnto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine: I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore, if thine enemie hunger, feede him: if he thirst, giue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head. 21 Bee not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with goodnesse.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 While we haue therefore time, let vs doe good vnto all men, but specially vnto them, which are of the housholde of faith.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloued, followe not that which is euill, but that which is good: he that doeth well, is of God: but he that doeth euill, hath not seene God.
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 If thou meete thine enemies oxe, or his asse going astray, thou shalt bring him to him againe. 5 If thou see thine enemies asse lying vnder his burden, wilt thou cease to helpe him? Thou shalt helpe him vp againe with it.
  • Prov 24:17 : 17 Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke. 22 For thou shalt lay coles vpon his head, and the Lord shall recompense thee.
  • Matt 5:43-45 : 43 Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie. 44 But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you, 45 That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 To wit, howe God anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost, and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the deuill: for God was with him.
  • Mark 4:24 : 24 And he said vnto them, Take heede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured vnto you: and vnto you that heare, shall more be giuen.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, & reuile you, & put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.
  • Prov 25:2 : 2 The glorie of God is to conceale a thing secret: but the Kings honour is to search out a thing.
  • Job 31:29-31 : 29 If I reioyced at his destruction that hated me, or was mooued to ioye when euill came vpon him, 30 Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule. 31 Did not the men of my Tabernacle say, Who shall giue vs of his flesh? we can not bee satisfied.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that had peace with mee, (yea I haue deliuered him that vexed me without cause)
  • Luke 8:8 : 8 And some fell on good ground, and sprang vp, and bare fruite, an hundreth folde; as hee sayd these things, he cryed, He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But that which fell in good ground, are they which with an honest & good heart heare the worde, and keepe it, and bring forth fruite with patience.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heede therefore how ye heare: for whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen: and whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken euen that which it seemeth that he hath.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 Then sayd Iesus, Father, forgiue them: for they know not what they doe; they parted his raiment, and cast lottes.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneeled downe, and cried with a loude voyce, Lorde, laye not this sinne to their charge; when he had thus spoken, he slept.

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  • Matt 5:42-47
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    42Giue to him that asketh, and from him that would borowe of thee, turne not away.

    43Ye haue heard that it hath bin said, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour, and hate your enemie.

    44But I say vnto you, Loue your enemies: blesse them that curse you: doe good to them that hate you, and pray for them which hurt you, and persecute you,

    45That ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill, and the good, and sendeth raine on the iust, and vniust.

    46For if ye loue them, which loue you, what rewarde shall you haue? Doe not the Publicanes euen the same?

    47And if ye be friendly to your brethren onely, what singular thing doe ye? doe not euen the Publicanes likewise?

  • Luke 6:28-37
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    28Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

    29And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also.

    30Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

    31And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.

    32For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

    33And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

    34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receiue, what thanke shall yee haue? for euen the sinners lend to sinners, to receiue the like.

    35Wherefore 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.

    36Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.

    37Iudge not, and ye shal not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.

  • Luke 6:22-23
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    22Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, & reuile you, & put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

    23Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.

  • Luke 6:26
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    26Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38Ye haue heard that it hath bene sayd, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

    39But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.

  • Rom 12:20-21
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    20Therefore, if thine enemie hunger, feede him: if he thirst, giue him drinke: for in so doing, thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.

    21Bee not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with goodnesse.

  • Matt 5:11-12
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    11Blessed shall ye be when men reuile you, and persecute you, & say all maner of euill against you for my sake, falsely.

    12Reioyce and be glad, for great is your reward in heauen: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

  • John 15:17-18
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    17These things commaunde I you, that ye loue one another.

    18If the worlde hate you, ye knowe that it hated me before you.

  • Luke 21:17
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    17And ye shall bee hated of all men for my Names sake.

  • John 7:7
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    7The world can not hate you: but me it hateth, because I testifie of it, that the workes thereof are euill.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friendes: for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither thy princes nor seruants: therefore this day I perceiue, that if Absalom had liued, and we all had dyed this day, that then it would haue pleased thee well.

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    27Moreouer, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reigne ouer them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

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    5And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

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    12Therefore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men should doe to you, euen so doe ye to them: for this is the Lawe and the Prophets.

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    12This is my commandement, that ye loue one another, as I haue loued you.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer folow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.

  • Deut 30:7
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    7And the Lorde thy God will lay all these curses vpon thine enemies, and on them, that hate thee, and that persecute thee.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.

  • Prov 25:21
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    21If hee that hateth thee be hungry, giue him bread to eate, and if he be thirstie, giue him water to drinke.

  • Luke 12:4
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    4And I say vnto you, my friendes, be not afraide of them that kill the bodie, and after that are not able to doe any more.

  • John 13:34
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    34A newe commaundement giue I vnto you, that ye loue one another: as I haue loued you, that ye also loue one another.

  • John 15:23
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    23He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

  • John 15:25
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    25But it is that the worde might be fulfilled, that is written in their Lawe, They hated me without a cause.

  • Ps 139:21-22
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    21Doe not I hate them, O Lorde, that hate thee? and doe not I earnestly contend with those that rise vp against thee?

    22I hate them with an vnfained hatred, as they were mine vtter enemies.

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    17Recompence to no man euill for euill: procure things honest in the sight of all men.

  • Matt 6:1
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    1Take heede that ye giue not your almes before men, to be seene of them, or els ye shall haue no reward of your Father which is in heaue.

  • Matt 10:36
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    36And a mans enemies shall be they of his owne housholde.

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    46But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?

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    17And I will set my face against you, and ye shal fal before your enemies, & they that hate you, shall raigne ouer you, and yee shall flee when none pursueth you.