Luke 6:27

But I say to you who hear, Love your adversaries, and do good to those who hate you,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 the sons of men shall speak well of you, for so did to the prophets of falsity their fathers.

28and bless those who execrate you, and pray for those who lead you by violence.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:43You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Luke 6:22Blessed are you when the sons of man hate you, and separate you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man.

Luke 8:8And other fell into ground good and fair, and sprang up, and made fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these (words), he cried, Whoever hath 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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