Luke 6:32
30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
- KJV
- For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
- WEB
- “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
- ASV
- And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.
- DARBY
- And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.
- BLB
- And if you⁺ love those loving you⁺, what grace is it to you⁺? For even the sinners love those loving them.
- ÅB
- Og om dere elsker dem som elsker dere, hva er det å takke dere for? Også syndere elsker jo dem som dem elsker.
- OTB
- Hvis du elsker dem som elsker deg, hva slags fortjeneste er det for deg? Selv de som ikke er rettferdige elsker dem som elsker dem.
- B1930
- Og om I elsker dem som elsker eder, hvad er det å takke eder for? Også syndere elsker jo dem som dem elsker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:46–47
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Read in context1 Peter 2:19–20
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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