Luke 6:27

Luke 6:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
• New International Version (NIV)“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Context of Luke 6:27

25Listen, you that are full with food now. It will be very bad for you and you will be hungry. Listen, you that are laughing now. It will be very bad for you. You will be sad and you will cry. 26If people always say good things about you now, it will be very bad for you. Their ancestors also said good things about the false prophets long ago.’ Jesus then said, ‘I say this to you who are listening carefully to me: Love the people who want to hurt you. Do good things to people that hate you. 28Say good things to people that say bad things against you. Pray for people who give you pain. 29Someone may slap you on one side of your face. Then you should let him slap the other side of your face too. Someone may take away your coat. If he does, do not stop him from taking your shirt too.

Luke 6:27 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ὑμῖν λέγω τοῖς ἀκούουσιν· ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• which hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• Loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• enemiesἐχθρόςechthros · enemyG2190
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• goodκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• to them which hateμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404

Cross-references for Luke 6:27

• Luke 8:8But some seeds fell on good soil. Strong plants grew from those seeds. Each of these plants made 100 seeds.’ When Jesus finished the story, he said, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say!’
• Mark 4:24Jesus then said, ‘Think carefully about the things that you hear. God will give to you in the same way that you give to other people. And you will receive even more.
• Luke 6:35No! I am telling you to love people that want to hurt you. Do good things to them. Lend things to people even though you may not receive your things back again. Then God will prepare good things for you. He is kind even to people who do not say “thank you”. He is kind even to very bad people. If you live like this, you will show that you really are children of the powerful God who is over all.
• Luke 23:34Jesus said, ‘Father, these people do not know what they are doing. So please forgive them.’ The soldiers then picked up Jesus' clothes for themselves. They played a game to decide who would receive each piece of his clothes.
• Exodus 23:4Perhaps you may find your enemy's cow or his donkey when he has lost it. If so, you must give it back to him.
• Job 31:29I do not laugh at my enemies when they suffer. If my enemy has troubles, it does not make me happy.
• Proverbs 24:1728. Do not shout with joy when your enemy falls down. Do not be happy when his foot slips.
• Proverbs 25:2God hides things because he is great. But great kings can explain things.
• Matthew 5:43You have heard people say, “Love the people who are your friends. But hate those who want to hurt you.”
• Acts 7:60Then he fell down on his knees. He shouted, ‘Lord, please forgive these men. Do not punish them because they are doing this to me.’ After Stephen had said this, he died.
• Romans 12:17If someone has done bad things against you, do not do bad things back to them. Try to live in a good way so that people will respect you. They will see that you do good things.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15If someone does something bad against you, do not do anything bad against them in return. Never do that. Instead, always try to do good things that will help one other and help everyone else.
• Luke 6:22People may hate you, because you believe in me, the Son of Man. They may say bad things against you and make you go away from them. They may say that you are very bad. When that happens, be happy.
• Acts 10:38You know that God chose Jesus to do special work for him. He gave Jesus his Holy Spirit and helped him to do powerful things. Jesus came from the town of Nazareth. He travelled to many places and he did good things. The Devil had power over some people. But Jesus caused all those people to become well again. He could do those powerful things because God was with him.
• Galatians 6:10Because of all that, we must help everyone when we have the chance. Certainly we must do good things to help our friends who believe in Christ, as we do.

Commentaries on Luke 6:27

• 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. 27-36Verses 27-36 These are hard lessons to flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy to us. Every one that comes to him for washing in his blood, and knows the greatness of the mercy and the love there is in him, can say, in truth and sincerity, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Let us then aim to be merciful, even according to the mercy of our heavenly Father to us.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27Love your enemies: People were commonly taught in the ancient world to love their family and friends and hate their enemies. Jesus announced a radical new ethic of loving even one’s enemies and overcoming evil through self-sacrificial love for others, not through violence and hatred (compare Romans 12:14–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3627-36. (See on Mt 5:44-48; Mt 7:12; and Mt 14:12-14.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:27

• Commandments
• Enemy
• Forgiveness
• Good for Evil
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sermon

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
• Unthankful
• Beatitudes
• Brotherly Kindness; Brotherly Love
• Good

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