Luke 6:33

Luke 6:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
• New International Version (NIV)And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

Context of Luke 6:33

31Do the good things for other people that you would want them to do for you. 32Do you only love people who love you? God will not praise you just for doing that! Even bad people love those people who love them. Do you only do good things to people that do good things to you? God will not praise you just for doing that! Even bad people do the same thing. 34Do you lend things only to people that will give your things back to you? God will not praise you for doing that! Even bad people lend things to other people when they believe that they will get them back again. 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 6:33 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• ye do goodἀγαθοποιέωagathopoieō · to do goodG15
• to youσύsu · youG4771
• whatποῖοςpoios · what?G4169
• thankχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• even the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Commentaries on Luke 6:33

• 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. 17-49The main theme of the great sermon of Jesus is that those who repent and enter the kingdom of God will live in a truly righteous way.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 6:33

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

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
• Unthankful
• Grace
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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