# Luke 6.36

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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>**
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> 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> 38. <span class="rl-speech">give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.</span> (Luke 6:34-38, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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>**
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> 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> 38. <span class="rl-speech">“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”</span> (Luke 6:34-38, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>**
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> 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> 38. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Luke 6:34-38, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 34. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">'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;</span>
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> **36. <span class="rl-speech">be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.</span>**
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> 37. <span class="rl-speech">'And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'</span> (Luke 6:34-38, YLT)

## Setting

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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

**Concepts:**

- [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/)
- [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/)
- [H7356 - rachamim](/codex/h7356-rachamim/)

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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.