Luke 6:27 (WEB)

Passage

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:25 Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Luke 6:26 Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

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

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

Luke 6:29 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tell", "hear", "love", "enemies", "good", and "hate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tell" and "hear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Woe when men speak well of you..." into verse 28's "bless those who curse you and pray...", so "tell" and "hear" 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 "tell" and "hear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.