Luke 6:34 (KJV)

Passage

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

Luke 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

Luke 6:34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lend", "hope", "receive", "thank", and "sinners". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lend" and "hope", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And if ye do good to them..." into verse 35's "But love ye your enemies and do...", so "lend" and "hope" 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 "lend" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.