Luke 6:35

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G4133} love ye{G25}{(G5720)} your{G5216} enemies{G2190}, and{G2532} do good{G15}{(G5720)}, and{G2532} lend{G1155}{(G5720)}, hoping{G560} for nothing{G3367} again{G560}{(G5723)}; and{G2532} your{G5216} reward{G3408} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} great{G4183}, and{G2532} ye shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} the children{G5207} of the Highest{G5310}: for{G3754} he{G846} is{G2076}{(G5748)} kind{G5543} unto{G1909} the unthankful{G884} and{G2532} to the evil{G4190}.

  • 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 say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you; 45 That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
  • John 13:35 : 35 By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for 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 sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
  • Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.
  • Ps 145:9 : 9 The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
  • Lev 25:35-37 : 35 And if your brother becomes poor, and falls into decay with you; then you shall relieve him: yes, though he is a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you. 36 Take no usury from him, or increase; but fear your God; that your brother may live with you. 37 You shall not give him your money upon usury, nor lend him your food for increase.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 He is ever merciful, and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
  • 1 John 3:10-14 : 10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13 Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world, 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 propitiation 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; so you shall be my disciples.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 Nevertheless, He did not leave Himself without witness, He did good, giving us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
  • Rom 5:8-9 : 8 But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if, when 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 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, 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 Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
  • Luke 6:27-31 : 27 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 And to him who strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and to him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back. 31 And as you would that men should do to you, do also to them likewise.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 6:27-34
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    85%

    27 But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

    28 Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

    29 And to him who strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and to him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your coat also.

    30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back.

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

    32 For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also love those who love them.

    33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also do the same.

    34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

  • Luke 6:36-38
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    36 Be therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

    37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven:

    38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.

  • Matt 5:42-47
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    42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

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

    44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;

    45 That you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

    46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

    47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?

  • Luke 6:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.

    23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

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    19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.

    20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.

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

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    1 Be careful not to do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise, you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

    2 Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.

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

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    11 If 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?

    12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.

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    35 So also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive from your hearts every one his brother their trespasses.

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    15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.

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    17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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    9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

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

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

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

    22 For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.

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    9 And, you masters, do the same things to them, refraining from threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

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    70%

    39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

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    70%

    14 And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

  • Eph 4:32
    70%

    32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

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    4 that your charitable deeds may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

  • Gal 6:10
    70%

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

  • Ps 37:21
    70%

    21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.

  • Matt 5:11-12
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    11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

  • Mark 11:26
    69%

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

  • Matt 6:8
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    8 Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask Him.

  • Luke 14:12
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    12 Then he also said to him who invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and you be repaid.

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    37 And he said, He who showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.

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    7 With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

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    9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

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