Luke 6:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

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  • Luke 6:35 : 35 `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;
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. 18 If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace; 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine, 20 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; 21 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 `When thou meetest thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou dost certainly turn it back to him; 5 when thou seest the ass of him who is hating thee crouching under its burden, then thou hast ceased from leaving `it' to it -- thou dost certainly leave `it' with him.
  • Prov 24:17 : 17 In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water. 22 For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.
  • Matt 5:43-45 : 43 `Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy; 44 but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you, 45 that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 Jesus who `is' from Nazareth -- how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;
  • Mark 4:24 : 24 And he said to them, `Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
  • Luke 6:22 : 22 `Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake --
  • Prov 25:2 : 2 The honour of God `is' to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
  • Job 31:29-31 : 29 If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him, 30 Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life. 31 If not -- say ye, O men of my tent, `O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.'
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
  • Luke 8:8 : 8 `And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 `And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain `it', and bear fruit in continuance.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 `See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, `Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 5:42-47
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    90%

    42to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

    43`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;

    44but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

    45that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

    46`For, if ye may love those loving you, what reward have ye? do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

    47and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?

  • Luke 6:28-37
    10 verses
    86%

    28bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

    29and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

    30`And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

    31and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

    32and -- if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;

    33and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;

    34and if ye lend `to those' of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners -- that they may receive again as much.

    35`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;

    36be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.

    37`And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.

  • Luke 6:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22`Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake --

    23rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward `is' great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

  • 26`Wo to you when all men shall speak well of you -- for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

  • 14Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

  • Matt 5:38-39
    2 verses
    75%

    38`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

    39but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

  • Rom 12:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

    21Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

  • Matt 5:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

    12rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

  • 72%

    17`These things I command you, that ye love one another;

    18if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;

  • 17and ye shall be hated by all because of my name --

  • 7the world is not able to hate you, but me it doth hate, because I testify concerning it that its works are evil.

  • 6to love thine enemies, and to hate those loving thee, for thou hast declared to-day that thou hast no princes and servants, for I have known to-day that if Absalom `were' alive, and all of us to-day dead, that then it were right in thine eyes.

  • 27but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

  • 5And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

  • 12`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

  • 12`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

  • 15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

  • 7and Jehovah thy God hath put all this oath on thine enemies, and on those hating thee, who have pursued thee.

  • 9not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

  • 21If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

  • 4`And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;

  • 34`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

  • 23`He who is hating me, doth hate also my Father;

  • 25but -- that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law -- They hated me without a cause.

  • Ps 139:21-22
    2 verses
    69%

    21Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?

    22`With' perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.

  • 17giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

  • 1`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who `is' in the heavens;

  • 36and the enemies of a man are those of his household.

  • 46`And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

  • 17and I have set My face against you, and ye have been smitten before your enemies; and those hating you have ruled over you, and ye have fled, and there is none pursuing you.