New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 6:27-35

27“But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you who hearἀκούουσιν·akouousinG191,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573to thoseG3588who hateμισοῦσινmisousinG3404you,

28blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who curseκαταρωμένουςkatarōmenousG2672you,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for thoseτῶνtōnG3588whomistreatἐπηρεαζόντωνepēreazontōnG1908you.

29Whoever hitsτύπτοντίtuptontiG5180you on the cheekσιαγόνα,siagonaG4600,offerπάρεχεparecheG3930him the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoG2532;and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντόςairontosG142yourcoatἱμάτιονhimationG2440,do not withholdκωλύσῃς.¶kōlusēsG2967yourshirtχιτῶναchitōnaG5509from him eitherG2532.

30Giveδίδου·didouG1325to everyoneΠαντὶPantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154of you, and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντοςairontosG142whatG3588is yoursG4674,do not demandG523it backG523.

31TreatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160othersἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444the sameG3668wayG3668you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309them to treatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you.

32IfεἰeiG1487you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσιν.agapōsinG25them.

33IfἐὰνeanG1437you doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēteG15to thoseG3588who doG15goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15to you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268doποιοῦσιν.poiousinG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846.

34IfἐὰνeanG1437you lendδανίσητεdanisēteG1155to those from whomὧνhōnG3739you expectἐλπίζετεelpizeteG1679to receiveλαβεῖν,labeinG2983,whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? EvenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268lendδανίζουσινdanizousinG1155to sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōloisG268in orderἵναinaG2443to receiveἀπολάβωσινapolabōsinG618backG618the sameἴσα.isaG2470amount.

35ButloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,and doG15goodἀγαθοποιεῖτεagathopoieiteG15,and lendδανίζετεdanizeteG1155,expectingG560nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367in returnG560;and your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408will be greatπολύς,polusG4183, and you will besonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310;for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is kindχρηστόςchrēstosG5543to ungratefulἀχαρίστουςacharistousG884and evilπονηρούς.¶ponērousG4190men.

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