Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
A Conservative Version
But I say to you, to those who hear, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
American Standard Version
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But I tell you people who are listening [to me], love your enemies and do good things to those who hate you.
Anderson New Testament
But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you;
Bible in Basic English
But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,
Common New Testament
"But I say to you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
But as for you, who hear me, love your enemies: do good to those, who hate you: bless those, who curse you:
Darby Translation
But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
Godbey New Testament
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies with divine love, and do good to those that hate you,
Goodspeed New Testament
"But I tell you who hear me, love your enemies, treat those who hate you well,
John Wesley New Testament
But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you,
Julia Smith Translation
But I say to you hearing, Love your enemies; do good to those hating you,
King James 2000
But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,
Lexham Expanded Bible
"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Modern King James verseion
But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"But I say unto you which hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them which hate you.
Moffatt New Testament
I tell you, my hearers, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you:
Montgomery New Testament
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
NET Bible
"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
New Heart English Bible
"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Noyes New Testament
But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;
Sawyer New Testament
But I tell you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
The Emphasized Bible
But, unto you, I say, who are hearkening: Be loving your enemies; be doing, good, unto them that hate you;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you;
Twentieth Century New Testament
But to you who hear I say--Love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
Webster
But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,
Williams New Testament
But I say to you who listen now to me, practice loving your enemies, practice doing good to those who hate you,
World English Bible
"But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Worrell New Testament
"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;
Worsley New Testament
But I say unto you my hearers, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
Youngs Literal Translation
'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,
Themes
Enemies » How to treat your enemies
Good for evil » Examples of returning » Encouraged
Jesus Christ » History of » Delivers the "sermon on the mount" (in galilee)
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » Encouraged
Recompense/restitution » The eye for an eye law and the new testament
Sermon » Of jesus, "on the plain,"
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of returning good for evil, encouraged
Topics
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References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:27
Images Luke 6:27
Prayers for Luke 6:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Plain: Love For Enemies
26 "Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets! 27 "But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you; 28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
Names
Cross References
Luke 6:35
Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke 23:34
Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them;
Acts 10:38
It tells how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, so that He went about everywhere doing acts of kindness, and curing all who were being continually oppressed by the Devil--for God was with Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.
Matthew 5:43-45
"You have heard that it was said, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.'
Mark 4:24
He also said to them, "Take care what you hear. With what measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and that with interest.
Luke 6:22
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.
Luke 8:8
But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"
Luke 8:15
But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.
Luke 8:18
Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."
Acts 7:60
Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.
Romans 12:17-21
Pay back to no man evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and seemly in every one's esteem.
Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have opportunity, let us labour for the good of all, and especially of those who belong to the household of the faith.
3 John 1:11
My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.