Luke 6:36

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

35But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked.

37And judge not, that ye be not judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned:

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Cross References

Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and scandal, be removed from you, with all malice:

1 Peter 1:15but as he who hath called you is holy, be ye holy also in all your conduct:

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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