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Luke 6:37-49
THE ROCK OF OUR FOUNDATION - Mar 22, 2023 -
Luke 6:20-26
BLESSED ARE THE EXCLUDED - Mar 20, 2023 -
Luke 6:12-19
JESUS PRAYED ALL NIGHT - Mar 19, 2023 -
Luke 6:1-11
LORD OF THE SABBATH - Mar 18, 2023 -
Luke 6:37-49
HEAR AND PUT JESUS' WORDS INTO PRACTICE - Dec 29, 2019 -
Luke 6:27-36
KINGDOM ETHICS - Dec 28, 2019 -
Luke 6:20-26
BLESSINGS AND WOES - Dec 27, 2019 -
Luke 6:12-19
JESUS' MINISTRY - Dec 26, 2019 -
Luke 6:1-11
JESUS, LORD OF THE SABBATH - Dec 21, 2019 -
Luke 6:37-49
HEAR AND PRACTICE JESUS' WORD - Nov 29, 2016 -
Luke 6:27-36
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES - Nov 28, 2016 -
Luke 6:20-26
BLESSINGS AND WOES - Nov 27, 2016 -
Luke 6:12-19
JESUS DESIGNATES THE TWELVE APOSTLES - Nov 26, 2016 -
Luke 6:1-11
JESUS IS LORD OF THE SABBATH - Nov 25, 2016 -
Luke 6:46-49
THE WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:43-45
A TREE AND ITS FRUIT - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:37-42
JUDGING OTHERS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:27-36
BE SONS OF THE MOST HIGH - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:17-26
BLESSINGS AND WOES - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:12-16
JESUS CALLS TWELVE APOSTLES - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:6-11
STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 6:1-5
LORD OF THE SABBATH - Jan 01, 2000
GOD IS MERCIFUL
Key verse: 36
NIV
Love for Enemies(A)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(B) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(C) 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.(D) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(E)
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(F) Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?(G) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(H) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(I) of the Most High,(J) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(K) just as your Father(L) is merciful.
Cross references
- Luke 6:27 : 6:29, 30pp — Mt 5:39-42
- Luke 6:27 : ver 35; Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20
- Luke 6:28 : S Mt 5:44
- Luke 6:30 : Dt 15:7, 8, 10; Pr 21:26
- Luke 6:31 : Mt 7:12
- Luke 6:32 : Mt 5:46
- Luke 6:34 : Mt 5:42
- Luke 6:35 : ver 27
- Luke 6:35 : S Ro 8:14
- Luke 6:35 : S Mk 5:7
- Luke 6:36 : Jas 2:13
- Luke 6:36 : Mt 5:48; 6:1; Lk 11:2; 12:32; Ro 8:15; Eph 4:6; 1Pe 1:17; 1Jn 1:3; 3:1
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ESV
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (A)Love your enemies, (B)do good to those who hate you, 28 (C)bless those who curse you, (D)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (E)To one who (F)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[a] either. 30 (G)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (H)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
32 (I)“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And (J)if you (K)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But (L)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (M)you will be sons of (N)the Most High, for (O)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (P)Be merciful, even as (Q)your Father is merciful.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Cross references
- Luke 6:27 : See Matt. 5:44
- Luke 6:27 : Prov. 25:21, 22; Rom. 12:20, 21
- Luke 6:28 : 1 Pet. 3:9
- Luke 6:28 : [See ver. 27 above]; See Matt. 5:44
- Luke 6:29 : For ver. 29, 30, see Matt. 5:39-42; [Rom. 12:17]
- Luke 6:29 : Isa. 50:6; Lam. 3:30; Matt. 26:67
- Luke 6:30 : Ps. 37:21; Prov. 21:26
- Luke 6:31 : Matt. 7:12
- Luke 6:32 : Matt. 5:46
- Luke 6:34 : [ch. 14:12-14; Prov. 19:17; Matt. 5:42]
- Luke 6:34 : Ps. 37:26
- Luke 6:35 : ver. 27
- Luke 6:35 : Matt. 5:45
- Luke 6:35 : ch. 1:32; See Mark 5:7
- Luke 6:35 : [James 1:5]
- Luke 6:36 : [Matt. 5:7, 48; Eph. 5:1, 2; James 3:17]
- Luke 6:36 : James 5:11
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Is your image of God angry and vengeful to the wicked? There is a sweet feeling of justice when bad things happen to those who do evil, especially when they do evil to us or our loved ones. But Jesus says that that is not how God works. God is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. God’s mercy is offensive to our sensibilities. However, this image of God needs to sink into our hearts deeply.
God is merciful, even to the wicked.
Loving our enemies does not mean enabling their wicked behavior, but in love, we shine light on the wickedness and extend mercy. Mercy comes from our father God and works to transform even the worst sinner into a person who experiences the love and mercy of God on their lives. God's superpower over all evil is love and mercy, and he empowers us to live by his example.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for your mercy to me. Help me to love, even my enemies, and be merciful as you are merciful.
One Word: Mercy