Luke 6:33 (WEB)

Passage

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:31 “As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

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

Luke 6:33 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 If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "If you love those who love you..." into verse 34's "If you lend to those from whom...", so "good" 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 "good" and "credit" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.