Luke 6:27

Jesus commands his hearers to love their enemies and do good to those who hate them. He calls for a radical, God-imitating love.

Cross-references · 20

• 1 Th 5:15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
• Luke 6:35But 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.
• Prov 25:21–22If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
• Rom 12:17–21Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
• Prov 24:17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
• Matt 5:43–45“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
• Gal 6:10So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.
• Mark 4:24He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
• Exod 23:4–5“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
• Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
• Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
• 3 Jn 1:11Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.
• Luke 8:15That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produces fruit with patience.
• Luke 8:18Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”
• Acts 7:60He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.
• Job 31:29–31“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
• Luke 8:8Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
• Ps 7:4if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
• Prov 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

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