Luke 6:34
32 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.
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.
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.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- BLB
- And if you⁺ lend [to] [those] from whom you⁺ expect to receive back, what grace is it to you⁺? Even sinners lend to sinners, that they might receive back the equivalent.
- ÅB
- Og om dere låner til dem som dere håper å få igjen av, hva er det å takke dere for? Også syndere låner til syndere for å få like igjen.
- OTB
- Og hvis du låner til dem som du forventer å få tilbake fra, hva slags fortjeneste er det for deg? Selv de som ikke er rettferdige låner til andre som seg selv, i forventning om å få tilbakebetalt i sin helhet.
- B1930
- Og om I låner til dem som I håper å få igjen av, hvad er det å takke eder for? Også syndere låner til syndere for å få like igjen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Read in contextLuke 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.
Read in contextLuke 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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
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