Luke 6:27

'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Young's Literal Translation

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'Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you — for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

28bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:4'When thou meetest thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou dost certainly turn it back to him;

Psalms 7:4If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

Proverbs 25:2The honour of God [is] to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.

Matthew 5:43'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;

Luke 6:22'Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake —

Luke 8:8'And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, 'He having 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 →

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