Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	πλὴν plēn	G4133	moreover (besides) · conjunction
love ye	ἀγαπᾶτε agapate	G25	to love (in a social or moral sense) · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
enemies	ἐχθροὺς echthrous	G2190	hateful (passively · noun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
do good	ἀγαθοποιεῖτε agathopoieite	G15	to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty) · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
lend	δανίζετε danizete	G1155	to loan on interest · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
hoping for	ἀπελπίζοντες· apelpizontes	G560	to hope out · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
nothing	μηδὲν mēden	G3367	not even one (man · adjective — accusative singular neuter, negative
again	ἀπελπίζω apelpízō	G560	to hope out
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
your	ὑμῶν hymōn	G5216	of (from or concerning) you
reward	μισθὸς misthos	G3408	pay for service (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular masculine
shall be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
great	πολύς, polus	G4183	(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many · adjective — nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
ye shall be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
the children	υἱοὶ huioi	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — nominative plural masculine
of the Highest	ὑψίστου, hupsistou	G5310	highest · adjective — genitive singular masculine, superlative
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
he	αὐτὸς autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
kind	χρηστός chrēstos	G5543	employed · adjective — nominative singular masculine
unto	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
the unthankful	ἀχαρίστους acharistous	G884	thankless · adjective — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
the evil	πονηρούς.¶ ponērous	G4190	hurtful · adjective — accusative plural masculine

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Cross-references

Matthew 5:44-45 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use yo…
John 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Romans 5:8-10 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Psalms 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Leviticus 25:35-37 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner;…
Psalms 112:5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Proverbs 22:9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:27-36

These verses agree with Mat 5:38, to the end of that chapter: I say unto you that hear (Luk 6:27), to all you that hear, and not to disciples only, for these are lessons of universal concern. He that has an ear, let him hear. Those that diligently hearken to Christ shall find he has something to say to them well worth their hearing. Now the lessons Christ here teacheth us are, I. That we must render to all their due, and be honest and just in all our dealings (Luk 6:31): As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise; for this is loving your neighbour as yourselves. What we should expect, in reason, to be done to us, either in justice or charity, by others, if they were i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:27

(See on Mat 5:44-48; Mat 7:12; and Mat 14:12-14.)

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:35

Love ye your enemies - This is the most sublime precept ever delivered to man: a false religion durst not give a precept of this nature, because, with out supernatural influence, it must be for ever impracticable. In these words of our blessed Lord we see the tenderness, sincerity, extent, disinterestedness, pattern, and issue of the love of God dwelling in man: a religion which has for its foundation the union of God and man in the same person, and the death of this august being for his enemies; which consists on earth in a reconciliation of the Creator with his creatures, and which is to subsist in heaven only in the union of the members with the head: could such a religion as this ever to…

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John Gill on Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies,.... As before urged in Luke 6:27 and do good and lend; not to your friends only, but to your enemies; hoping for nothing again; either principal or interest, despairing of seeing either; lending to such persons, from whom, in all appearance, it is never to be expected again. The Persic version renders it, "that ye may not cause any to despair": and the Syriac version, "that ye may not cut off", or "cause to cease the hope of men"; and the Arabic version, "that ye do not deceive the hope of any" that is, by sending such away, without lending to them, who come big with expectations of succeeding: and your reward shall be great: God will bless you in your worldly su…

The Church Fathers

Either by giving them temporal gifts, or by inspiring His heavenly gifts with a wonderful grace.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For He taught us to pray for our enemies also, saying, 'Love your enemies; be kind and merciful, as your heavenly Father is.'
— Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter XCVI

(Orat. 3. cont. Arian.) That is to say, that we beholding His mercies, what good things we do should do them not with regard to men, but to Him, that we may obtain our rewards from God, not from men.
— Athanasius of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Sermon on the mount — After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee (Luke 6:12), on the following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and…
Adoption · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Character Of The Wicked · Unthankful — Unthankful
Enemy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Forgiveness · OF ENEMIES — OF ENEMIES
Good For Evil · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Lending · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Poor · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Revenge · Instead of taking, we should: Exhibit love — Instead of taking, we should: Exhibit love
Reward · 8:33; — 8:33;
Reward Of Saints, The · Is great — Is great
Sermon · Of Jesus, “on the plain,” — Of Jesus, “on the plain,”
Titles And Names Of Saints · Children of the Highest — Children of the Highest

Luke 6:35

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:27-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:27

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:35

John Gill on Luke 6:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 6:35

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:27-36

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:27

Adam Clarke on Luke 6:35

John Gill on Luke 6:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 6:34-36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 6:34-36