Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
'But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating 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,
Weymouth New Testament
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those 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,
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
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:27
Prayers for Luke 6:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Plain: Love For Enemies
26 Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you -- for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets. 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;
Names
Cross References
Luke 6:35
'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;
Proverbs 25:21-22
If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.
Luke 23:34
And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.
Acts 10:38
Jesus who is from Nazareth -- how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;
Exodus 23:4-5
'When thou meetest thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou dost certainly turn it back to him;
Job 31:29-31
If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,
Psalm 7:4
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
Proverbs 24:17
In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
Proverbs 25:2
The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.
Matthew 5:43-45
'Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;
Mark 4:24
And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;
Luke 6:22
Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake --
Luke 8:8
And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.' These things saying, he was calling, 'He having ears to hear -- let him hear.'
Luke 8:15
And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.
Luke 8:18
'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'
Acts 7:60
and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;' and this having said, he fell asleep.
Romans 12:17-21
giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
Galatians 6:10
therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;