Luke
Luke 6:35
35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | Πλὴν | Plēn | Conjunction | G4133 however, nevertheless |
| 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 good | ἀγαθοποιεῖτε | agathopoieite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G15 I do that which is good |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lend | δανίζετε | danizete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1155 I lend, borrow |
| expecting nothing in return | ἀπελπίζοντες | apelpizontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G560 I despair |
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| reward | μισθὸς | misthos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3408 wages, reward |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| great | πολύς | polys | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you will be | ἔσεσθε | esesthe | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| sons of | υἱοὶ | huioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| the Most High | Ὑψίστου | Hypsistou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative | G5310 highest, most high, the heights |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| He | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| kind | χρηστός | chrēstos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5543 useful, gentle, pleasant, kind |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| ungrateful | ἀχαρίστους | acharistous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G884 ungrateful |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wicked | πονηρούς | ponērous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 5:44–45 · John 13:35 · Proverbs 19:17 · Romans 5:8–10 · Psalm 145:9 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Leviticus 25:35–37 · Psalm 112:5 · Proverbs 22:9 · 1 John 4:7–11 · Psalm 37:26 · John 15:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.