English Standard Version
Luke 6:31
31And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
Luke 6:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
- New International Version (NIV)Do to others as you would have them do to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Do to others as you would like them to do to you.
Context of Luke 6:31
29To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. 30Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. 32"If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Read all of Luke 6Luke 6:31 word by word
καὶ καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- ye wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- should do toποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- youσύsu · youG4771
- to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668
Cross-references for Luke 6:31
- Matthew 7:12"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Matthew 22:39And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Galatians 5:14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
- James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.
Commentaries on Luke 6:31
- 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. 31Do to others as you would have them do to you: This saying is often called the Golden Rule. Versions of the Golden Rule appear in many religious and philosophical traditions. In the teaching of Jesus, however, love for all people (including enemies) is not merely one virtue among others but the foundational ethic that governs all behavior.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
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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
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