Luke 6:27

World English Bible (2000)

"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

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  • Luke 6:35 : 35 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.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. 19 Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; 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 doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head." 21 Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, don't imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn't seen God.
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 "If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. 5 If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don't leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
  • Prov 24:17 : 17 Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: 22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
  • Matt 5:43-45 : 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
  • Mark 4:24 : 24 He said to them, "Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
  • Prov 25:2 : 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
  • Job 31:29-31 : 29 "If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him; 30 (yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse); 31 if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?'
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
  • Luke 8:8 : 8 Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he fell asleep.

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    42Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

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

    44But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

    45that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

    46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?

    47If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?

  • Luke 6:28-37
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    28bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

    29To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

    31"As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

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

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

    34If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

    35But 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.

    36Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

    37Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

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

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

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    26Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

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    14Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

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    38"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'

    39But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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

    21Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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    11"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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

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    17"I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

    18If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

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    17You will be hated by all men for my name's sake.

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    7The world can't hate you, but it hates me, because I testify about it, that its works are evil.

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    6in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you. For today I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it would have pleased you well.

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    12Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

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    12"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

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    15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

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    7Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies, and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.

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    9not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

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

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    34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

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    23He who hates me, hates my Father also.

  • John 15:25
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    25But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.'

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    21Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

    22I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.

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    17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

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    36A man's foes will be those of his own household.

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    46"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things which I say?

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    17I will set my face against you, and you will be struck before your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you; and you will flee when no one pursues you.