Luke 6:32 (DBY)

Passage

And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:30 To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

Luke 6:31 And as ye wish that men should do to you, do *ye* also to them in like manner.

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

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

Luke 6:34 And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? [for] even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And as ye wish that men should..." into verse 33's "And if ye do good to those...", so "love" 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 "love" and "thank" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.