Luke 6:37

Luke 6:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
• New International Version (NIV)“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Context of Luke 6:37

35But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. 36Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful. And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released: 38give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again. 39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

Luke 6:37 word by word

καὶ μὴ κρίνετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ κριθῆτε. καὶ μὴ καταδικάζετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ καταδικασθῆτε. ἀπολύετε, καὶ ἀπολυθήσεσθε.Read the interlinear

• judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• releaseἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630

Cross-references for Luke 6:37

• Isaiah 65:5that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
• Matthew 7:1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
• Romans 2:1Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
• Romans 14:3Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
• 1 Corinthians 4:3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
• James 4:11Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
• Luke 17:3Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.
• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
• Matthew 6:14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
• Matthew 18:35So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
• Mark 11:25And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
• Ephesians 4:32and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
• Colossians 3:13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

Commentaries on Luke 6:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Judge not - See on Matthew 7:1; (note). "How great is the goodness of God, in being so willing to put our judgment into our own hands as to engage himself not to enter into judgment with us, provided we do not usurp the right which belongs solely to him in reference to others!" Condemn not - "Mercy will ever incline us not to condemn those unmercifully whose faults are certain and visible; to lessen, conceal, and excuse them as much as we can without…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-49Verses 37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. Though full and exact returns are made in another world, not in this world, yet Providence does what should encourage us in doing good. Those who follow the multitude to do evil, follow in the broad way that leads to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-42Do not judge: Jesus condemned judging others in a way that is not honest by acting better than them. Those who judge others this way will experience that same standard. God wants his people to love others by warning them about the dangers of sin (Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 3:13). To encourage is an act of love. To judge as a hypocrite is an act of pride.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-3837-38. See on Mt 7:1, 2; but this is much fuller and more graphic.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:37

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Forgiveness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Sermon
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings