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Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for, nothing, back; and your reward shall be, great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High,—for, he, is, gracious, unto the ungrateful and wicked.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

In Context

34And, if ye lend to them from whom ye are hoping to receive, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, unto sinners, do lend, that they may receive back, as much.

36Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:35And, when thy brother waxeth poor, and his hand becometh feeble with thee, then shalt thou strengthen him, as a sojourner and a settler, so shall he live with thee.

Psalms 112:5Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

Proverbs 19:17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

Matthew 5:44But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

Luke 1:32the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father,—

John 13:35By this, shall all men take knowledge, that, my disciples, ye are,—If ye have, love, one to another.

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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