Luke 6:35-36

Love Your Enemies

35 But c love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and d you will be sons of e the Most High, for f he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 g Be merciful, even as h your Father is merciful.

  1. Cross References
    Luke 6:27
    But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 5:45
    So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 1:32
    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.
    Mark 5:7
    And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.
  4. Cross References
    James 1:5
    If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 5:7
    Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
    Matthew 5:48
    You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
    Ephesians 5:1 - 2
    Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
    James 3:17
    But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
  6. Cross References
    James 5:11
    Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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