Luke 6:27

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

In Context

26"Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets!

28bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:43"You have heard that it was said, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'

Luke 6:22"Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.

Luke 8:8But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

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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