Luke 6:36
34 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.
35 But 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.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
- KJV
- Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
- WEB
- “Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
- ASV
- Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
- DARBY
- Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
- BLB
- Be merciful, as also your⁺ Father is merciful.
- ÅB
- Vær barmhjertige, slik som deres Far er barmhjertig,
- OTB
- Vis derfor barmhjertighet, slik deres Far viser barmhjertighet.
- B1930
- Vær barmhjertige, likesom eders Fader er barmhjertig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 5:1–2
Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
Read in contextMatthew 5:48
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Read in context1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Read in contextEphesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
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