Luke 6:36 (WEB)

Passage

“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:36 “Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

Luke 6:37 Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

Luke 6:38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "But love your enemies and do good..." into verse 37's "Don t judge and you won t...", so "therefore" and "merciful" 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 "therefore" and "merciful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.