# Luke 6.27-35

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:</span> (Luke 6:25-37, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Luke 6:25-37, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.</span> 33. <span class="rl-speech">And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:</span> (Luke 6:25-37, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">'Woe to you who have been filled, because ye shall hunger. '</span>Woe to you who are laughing now, because ye shall mourn and weep. 26. 'Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you, for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.
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> **27. 'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, 28. bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely; 29. and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back. 30. 'And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again; 31. and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner; 32. and, if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them; 33. and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same; 34. and if ye lend [to those] of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners, that they may receive again as much. 35. 'But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;**
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> 36. be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful. 37. 'And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released. (Luke 6:25-37, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Imprecatory Psalms Objection Defeater](/codex/imprecatory-psalms-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 6.27-28](/codex/luke-6-27-28/)
- [No True Scotsman Charge Defeater](/codex/no-true-scotsman-charge-defeater/), via [Luke 6.27](/codex/luke-6-27/)

**Concepts:**

- [God and the Killing of Children](/codex/god-and-the-killing-of-children/), via [Luke 6.27-28](/codex/luke-6-27-28/)
- [Imprecatory Psalms Objection](/codex/imprecatory-psalms-objection/), via [Luke 6.27-28](/codex/luke-6-27-28/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 6](/codex/luke-6/)
- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Luke 6](/codex/luke-6/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0025 - agapao](/codex/g0025-agapao/), via [Luke 6.27-36](/codex/luke-6-27-36/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.