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 Living Translation (NLT)“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you.

Context of Luke 6:27

25Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. 26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets. “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.

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 others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
• Mark 4:24Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
• Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
• Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.
• Exodus 23:4“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
• Job 31:29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him
• Psalms 7:4If I have repaid evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,
• Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
• Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
• Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
• Acts 7:60Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake.
• Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
• Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

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