Luke 6:28 (LSB)

Passage

bless those who curse you, pray for those who disparage you.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers were doing the same things to the false prophets.

Luke 6:27 “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who disparage you.

Luke 6:29 Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your garment, do not withhold your tunic from him either.

Luke 6:30 Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "But I say to you who hear..." into verse 29's "Whoever hits you on the cheek offer...", so "bless" and "curse" 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 "bless" and "curse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.