Luke 6 · Verse 34

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.

Luke 6:34, King James Version

Luke 6:34 in other translations

BSB	And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
WEB	If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.
ASV	And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.
YLT	and if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.
DARBY	And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.
BBE	And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.
Webster	And if ye lend to them from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.

What does Luke 6:34 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 34. Mt 5:46-48

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 34 Of whom ye hope to receive - Or, whom ye expect to return it. "To make our neighbor purchase, in any way, the assistance which we give him, is to profit by his misery; and, by laying him under obligations which we expect him in some way or other to discharge, we increase his wretchedness under the pretense of relieving it."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 6:34 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

δανίσητεdanisēteyou shall lend [to those]G1155

παρ᾽par᾽fromG3844

ὧνhōnwhomG3739

ἐλπίζετεelpizeteyou expectG1679

λαβεῖν,labeinto receive ,G2983

ποίαpoiawhatG4169

ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771

χάριςchariscreditG5485

ἐστίν;estinis it?G1510

καὶkaiEvenG2532

ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloisinnersG268

ἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōloisto sinnersG268

δανίζουσινdanizousinlendG1155

ἵναinathatG2443

ἀπολάβωσινapolabōsinthey may receiveG618

τὰtatheG3588

ἴσα.isasame amount.G2470

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

Cross references for Luke 6:34

Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Luke 14:12-14
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
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.
Deuteronomy 15:8-11
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee. Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

35; 14:12-14; De 15:8-11; Mt 5:42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

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.
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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Luke 6:34 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y si prestareis á aquellos de quienes esperáis recibir, ¿qué gracias tendréis? porque también los pecadores prestan á los pecadores, para recibir otro tanto.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et si vous prêtez à ceux de qui vous espérez recevoir, quel gré vous en saura-t-on? car les pécheurs aussi prêtent aux pécheurs, afin qu’ils reçoivent la pareille.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und wenn ihr denen leihet, von welchen ihr wieder zu empfangen hoffet, was für Dank ist es euch? denn auch die Sünder leihen Sündern, auf daß sie das gleiche wieder empfangen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis recipere, quæ gratia est vobis? nam et peccatores peccatoribus fœnerantur, ut recipiant æqualia.