Luke 6:34
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.
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- Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Luke 14:12-14 : 12 He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid. 13 But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
- Luke 6:35 : 35 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.
- Deut 15:8-9 : 8 Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned. 10 You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt. 11 There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
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- Luke 6:27-337 verses89%
27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
29To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.
30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.
32“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
- Luke 6:35-384 verses85%
35But 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.
36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37Do Not Judge Others“Do 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, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
- Matt 5:42-476 verses78%
42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’
44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,
45so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?
47And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?
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21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
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17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
- Matt 6:1-44 verses71%
1Pure-hearted Giving“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
2Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
3But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
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25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
- Luke 7:41-422 verses71%
41“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.
42When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
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6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
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9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.
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12And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
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25For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”
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8because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.
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12He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.
- Matt 6:14-152 verses70%
14“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.
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37You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.
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26‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
- Matt 18:33-353 verses69%
33Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
34And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.
35So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
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8Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.
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23Why then didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?’
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14Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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12and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.
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26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
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24“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
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9He won’t thank the slave because he did what he was told, will he?
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19Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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20You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the LORD your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess.
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5So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first,‘How much do you owe my master?’
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12For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.