Luke 6:27
But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
In Context
28Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
Cross References
Exodus 23:4If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him.
Psalms 7:4\7:3\O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;
Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to keep a thing secret: but the glory of kings is to have it searched out.
Matthew 5:43You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:
Luke 6:22Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
Luke 8:8And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:21-27
Blessings and Woes. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the… Read the whole commentary →