Luke 6:32 (GNV)

Passage

For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:30 Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.

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

Luke 6:32 For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.

Luke 6:33 And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

Luke 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receiue, what thanke shall yee haue? for euen the sinners lend to sinners, to receiue the like.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loue", "thanke", "shall", "haue", "euen", and "sinners". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loue" and "thanke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And as ye would that men should..." into verse 33's "And if ye do good for them...", so "loue" and "thanke" 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 "loue" and "thanke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.