Luke 6:27 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 6:27

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

KJV

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Commentary on Luke (397)

Love is commanded when it is said, "Love your enemies," so that the saying which was uttered already before the church may be fulfilled: "Set in order love in me." For love is set in order when the precepts of love are formed. See how it began from the heights and cast the law undeneath the backs of the gospel's blessing. The law commands the revenge of punishment. The gospel bestows love for hostility, benevolence for hatred, prayer for curses, help for the persecuted, patience for the hungry and grace of reward.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	But	G235 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
τοῖς	tois	to those	G3588 →
ἀκούουσιν·	akouousin	hearing:	G191 →
ἀγαπᾶτε	agapate	do love	G25 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἐχθροὺς	echthrous	enemies	G2190 →
ὑμῶν,	humōn	of you,	G4771 →
καλῶς	kalōs	good	G2573 →
ποιεῖτε	poieite	do perform	G4160 →
τοῖς	tois	to those	G3588 →
μισοῦσιν	misousin	hating	G3404 →
ὑμᾶς,	humas	you,	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 6:35
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…
leads to
- Matthew 5:44–45
  But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- John 13:35
  By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”
- Proverbs 19:17
  Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Romans 5:8–10
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Psalms 145:9
  The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Galatians 6:10
  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Through
Proverbs 24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
leads to
- Obadiah 1:12
  But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their…