Luke 6:27

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

26Woe to you when all men will speak well of you—for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

28bless those cursing you, pray for those maligning you;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:4When you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you certainly turn it back to him;

Psalms 7:4If I have done my well-wisher evil, || And draw my adversary without cause,

Proverbs 25:2The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, || And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.

Matthew 5:43You heard that it was said: You will love your neighbor, and will hate your enemy;

Luke 6:22Blessed are you when men will hate you, and when they will separate you, and will reproach, and will cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake—

Luke 8:8And other fell on the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit a hundredfold.” Saying these things, He was calling, “He having ears to hear—let him hear.”

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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