Luke 6:36

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Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:48 : 48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Eph 5:1-2 : 1 Live in Love Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children 2 and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
  • 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct, 16 for it is written,“You shall be holy, because I am holy.”
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk– indeed all malice.

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    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.

    34And 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.

    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.

  • Luke 6:37-38
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    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 6:14-15
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    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.

  • Matt 5:7
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    7“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

  • Matt 18:35
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    35So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

  • Eph 4:32
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    32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

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    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?

  • Matt 5:48
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    48So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Matt 6:8-10
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    8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    9So pray this way: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored,

    10may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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    13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

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    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!

  • Matt 18:33
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    33Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’

  • Luke 10:37
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    37The expert in religious law said,“The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him,“Go and do the same.”

  • Matt 7:11-12
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    11If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

    12In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

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    25Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins.”

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    12and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

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    1Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

    2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.

  • Matt 6:4
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    4so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

  • Luke 6:23
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    23Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.

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    26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

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    13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

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    26You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

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    9Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

  • Matt 6:31-32
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    31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’

    32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

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    10So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

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    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

  • 2 Cor 6:13
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    13Now as a fair exchange– I speak as to my children– open wide your hearts to us also.

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    17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

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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.