Luke 6:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,”
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“But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”
King James Version · Public Domain“But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 6:27 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
- Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
- Psalms 7:4if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
- Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
- Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
- Mark 4:24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
- Luke 8:8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Luke 8:18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
- Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- Acts 7:60Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
- Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
- Acts 16:28But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
- 3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
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