Luke 6 · Verse 35

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.
Luke 6:35, King James Version

Luke 6:35 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBBut love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
ASVBut love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
YLT‘But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;
DARBYBut love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.
BBEBut be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
WebsterBut 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 to the unthankful and to the evil.

What does Luke 6:35 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 35. Mt 5:46-48

(p) "love ye your enemies" Lk 6:27 (q) "lend" Ps 37:26, 112:5 (r) "ye shall be the children" Mt 5:45

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 tolerate hatred in the soul of man, even to his most inveterate foe? Lend, hoping for nothing again - Μηδεν απελπιζοντες. The rabbins say, he who lends without usury, God shall consider him as having observed every precept. Bishop Pearce thinks that, instead of μηδεν we should read μηδενα with the Syriac, later Arabic, and later Persic; and as απελπιζειν signifies to despair, or cause to despair, the meaning is, not cutting off the hope (of longer life) of any man, neminis spem amputantes, by denying him those things which he requests now to preserve him from perishing.

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 6:35 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.

πλὴνplēnButG4133
ἀγαπᾶτεagapatedo loveG25
τοὺςtoustheG3588
ἐχθροὺςechthrousenemiesG2190
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀγαθοποιεῖτεagathopoieitedo goodG15
καὶkaiandG2532
δανίζετεdanizetedo lendG1155
μηδὲνmēdennothingG3367
ἀπελπίζοντες·apelpizontesexpecting in return;G560
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
ὁhotheG3588
μισθὸςmisthosrewardG3408
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771
πολύς,polusgreat,G4183
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔσεσθεesestheyou will beG1510
υἱοὶhuioisonsG5207
ὑψίστου,hupsistouMost High,G5310
ὅτιhotiforG3754
αὐτὸςautosHe himselfG846
χρηστόςchrēstoskindG5543
ἐστινestinisG1510
ἐπὶepitoG1909
τοὺςtoustheG3588
ἀχαρίστουςacharistousungratefulG884
καὶkaiandG2532
πονηρούς.¶ponērousevil.G4190

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

Cross references for Luke 6:35

  • 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 you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

  • 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. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

  • 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; that he may live with thee. Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  • 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.

  • 1 John 4:7-11

    Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. …

  • Psalms 37:26

    He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

  • 1 John 3:10-14

    In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
love.
27-31; Le 25:35-37; Ps 37:26; 112:5; Pr 19:17; 22:9; Ro 5:8-10
2Co 8:9
and ye.
Mt 5:44,45; Joh 13:35; 15:8; 1Jo 3:10-14; 4:7-11
for.
Ps 145:9; Ac 14:17

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 6:36

    Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

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Luke 6:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Amad, pues, á vuestros enemigos, y haced bien, y prestad, no esperando de ello nada; y será vuestro galardón grande, y seréis hijos del Altísimo: porque él es benigno para con los ingratos y malos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais aimez vos ennemis, et faites du bien, et prêtez sans en rien espérer; et votre récompense sera grande, et vous serez les fils du Très-haut; car il est bon envers les ingrats et les méchants.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch liebet eure Feinde, und tut Gutes, und leihet, ohne etwas wieder zu hoffen, und euer Lohn wird groß sein, und ihr werdet Söhne des Höchsten sein; denn er ist gütig gegen die Undankbaren und Bösen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Verumtamen diligite inimicos vestros: benefacite, et mutuum date, nihil inde sperantes: et erit merces vestra multa, et eritis filii Altissimi, quia ipse benignus est super ingratos et malos.