Luke 6 · Verse 33

Luke 6:33

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luke 6:33, King James Version

Luke 6:33 in other translations

BSBIf you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
WEBIf you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
ASVAnd if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.
YLTand if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;
DARBYAnd if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.
BBEAnd if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.
WebsterAnd if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

What does Luke 6:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:27-36

27-36. (See on Mt 5:44-48; Mt 7:12; and Mt 14:12-14.)

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 33. Mt 5:46-48

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 6:27-36

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…

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Luke 6:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐὰνeanifG1437
ἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēteyou shall do goodG15
τοὺςtousto thoseG3588
ἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasdoing good toG15
ὑμᾶς,humasyou,G4771
ποίαpoiawhatG4169
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
χάριςchariscreditG5485
ἐστίν;estinis it?G1510
καὶkaiFor evenG2532
οἱhoi<the>G3588
ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloisinnersG268
τὸtotheG3588
αὐτὸautosameG846
ποιοῦσιν.poiousinperform.G4160

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Luke 6:32

    For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

  • Luke 6:33

    And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

  • Luke 6:34

    And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

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Luke 6:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si hiciereis bien á los que os hacen bien, ¿qué gracias tendréis? porque también los pecadores hacen lo mismo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et si vous faites du bien à ceux qui vous font du bien, quel gré vous en saura-t-on? car les pécheurs aussi en font autant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und wenn ihr denen Gutes tut, die euch Gutes tun, was für Dank ist es euch? denn auch die Sünder tun dasselbe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et si benefeceritis his qui vobis benefaciunt, quæ vobis est gratia? siquidem et peccatores hoc faciunt.