Luke 6:34 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:35 Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And if ye do good for them..." into verse 35's "Wherefore loue ye your enemies and doe...", so "lend" and "hope" 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 "lend" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.