Luke 6:27 (ASV)

Passage

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:25 Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Luke 6:26 Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

Luke 6:27 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

Luke 6:28 bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

Luke 6:29 To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hear", "love", "enemies", "good", and "hate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hear" and "love", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Woe unto you when all men shall..." into verse 28's "bless them that curse you pray for...", so "hear" and "love" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hear" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.