Luke 6:36

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

In Context

35But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil.

37Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

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Cross References

Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and anger, and indignation, and clamour, and blasphemy, be put away from you, with all malice.

1 Peter 1:15But according to him that hath called you, who is holy, be you also in all manner of conversation holy:

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:28-37

Exhortations to Justice and Mercy. 27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For… Read the whole commentary →

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