Luke 6:33 (ASV)

Passage

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Luke 6:32 And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

Luke 6:33 And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

Luke 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "thank", "even", "sinners", and "same". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "thank", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And if ye love them that love..." into verse 34's "And if ye lend to them of...", so "good" and "thank" 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 "good" and "thank" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.