Luke
Luke 6:27–28
27But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Luke 6:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| to those of you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| will listen | ἀκούουσιν | akouousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| I say | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Love | Ἀγαπᾶτε | Agapate | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G25 I love |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| enemies | ἐχθροὺς | echthrous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy |
| do | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| good | καλῶς | kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
| to those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| hate | μισοῦσιν | misousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G3404 I hate, detest |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Luke 6:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bless | εὐλογεῖτε | eulogeite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2127 I bless |
| those who | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| curse | καταρωμένους | katarōmenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2672 I curse |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| pray | προσεύχεσθε | proseuchesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| mistreat | ἐπηρεαζόντων | epēreazontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1908 I insult, treat wrongfully, molest |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 6:27 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · Luke 6:35 · Proverbs 24:17 · Romans 12:17–21 · Proverbs 25:21–22 · Matthew 5:43–45 · Galatians 6:10 · Mark 4:24 · Exodus 23:4–5 · Luke 23:34 · 3 John 1:11 · Luke 8:15
Luke 6:28 1 Peter 3:9 · Romans 12:14 · 1 Corinthians 4:12 · Luke 23:34 · James 3:10 · Luke 6:27 · Matthew 5:44 · Acts 7:60 · Ezekiel 36:5 · Luke 6:35 · Ezekiel 25:15 · Acts 14:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.