Luke 6:31 (LSB)

Passage

And treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:31 And treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

Luke 6:32 And if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

Luke 6:33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Give to everyone who asks of you..." into verse 32's "And if you love those who love...", so "treat" and "others" 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 "treat" and "others" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.