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

25What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow. 26What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets. “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. 28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. 29If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

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 8:8Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
• Mark 4:24Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given—and you will receive even more.
• Luke 6:35“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
• Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
• Exodus 23:4“If you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.
• Job 31:29“Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way?
• Psalms 7:4if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause,
• Proverbs 24:17Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble.
• Proverbs 25:2It is God’s privilege to conceal things and the king’s privilege to discover them.
• Matthew 5:43“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
• Acts 7:60He fell to his knees, shouting, “Lord, don’t charge them with this sin!” And with that, he died.
• Romans 12:17Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.
• Luke 6:22What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.
• Acts 10:38And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
• Galatians 6:10Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family 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