Passage
And if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Luke 6:32 (LSB)
Nearby Context
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.
Luke 6:34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "love", "credit", "even", and "sinners". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "credit", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And treat others the same way you..." into verse 33's "And if you do good to those...", so "love" and "credit" 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 "love" and "credit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.