Luke 6:35 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:37 Iudge not, and ye shall not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "loue", "enemies", "good", "lend", "looking", "nothing", and "againe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "loue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And if ye lend to them of..." into verse 36's "Be ye therefore mercifull as your Father...", so "wherefore" and "loue" 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 "wherefore" and "loue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.