Luke 6:36 (DBY)

Passage

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked.

Luke 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

Luke 6:37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.

Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "But love your enemies and do good..." into verse 37's "And judge not and ye shall not...", so "therefore" and "merciful" 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 "therefore" and "merciful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.