Luke 6:27

But I say to those of you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

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In The King James Version

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

In Context

26How sad are you when everyone praises you. Don't forget that their forefathers praised false prophets just like this.

28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:4If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey that has wandered off, take it back to him.

Psalms 7:4If I have paid back a friend with evil, if I have robbed my enemy for no reason,

Proverbs 25:2God's greatness is in doing things that can't be known, while the greatness of kings is in revealing things.

Matthew 5:43You've heard that the law said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

Luke 6:22How happy are you when people hate you, exclude you, insult you, and curse your name as evil because of me, the Son of man.

Luke 8:8Some seeds fell on good earth and after they grew they produced a harvest one hundred times more than what had been sown.” After he told them this, he called out, “If you have ears, then listen!”

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 →

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