Luke 6:37

Forgiving others Mercy and compassion

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.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

³⁸ Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

³⁹ And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
KJV: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
WEB: Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.
ASV: And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
DARBY: And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.
BLB: And do not judge, and you⁺ shall not be judged; and do not condemn, and you⁺ shall not be condemned; release, and you⁺ will be released.

ÅB: og døm ikke, så skal dere ikke dømmes, og fordøm ikke, så skal dere ikke fordømmes; tilgi, så skal dere tilgis;
OTB: "Avstå fra å dømme, så skal dere ikke bli dømt. Avstå fra å fordømme, så skal dere ikke bli fordømt. Tilgi, så skal dere bli tilgitt.
B1930: og døm ikke, så skal I ikke dømmes, og fordøm ikke, så skal I ikke fordømmes; forlat, så skal eder forlates;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
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James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
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Matthew 7:1–5
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
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Mark 11:25
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
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1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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Romans 2:1–2
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
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Romans 14:10–16
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
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Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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