Luke 6:27
And to you who hear, I say: Love your enemies; and do favors to them that hate you;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 men shall speak your praise; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
28and bless them that curse you; and pray for them that drag you with violence.
Cross References
Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thy enemy.
Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and repel you, and revile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake.
Luke 8:8And other fell on good and fair ground, and sprung up, and bore fruits, a hundred for one. Having said these things, he cried: He that 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 →