Luke 6:27
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
In Context
28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
Cross References
Exodus 23:4If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Psalms 7:4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary:)
Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy:
Luke 6:22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
Luke 8:8And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he 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 →