Luke 6:36 (GNV)

Passage

Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:38 Giue, and it shalbe giuen vnto you: a good measure, pressed downe, shaken together and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome: for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you againe.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Wherefore loue ye your enemies and doe..." into verse 37's "Iudge not and ye shall not be...", so "therefore" and "mercifull" 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 "mercifull" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.