Luke 6:27 (YLT)

Passage

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Nearby Context

Luke 6:25 `Woe to you who have been filled--because ye shall hunger. `Woe to you who are laughing now--because ye shall mourn and weep.

Luke 6:26 `Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you--for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

Luke 6:27 `But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Luke 6:28 bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

Luke 6:29 and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Woe to you when all men shall..." into verse 28's "bless those cursing you and pray for...", so "hearing" and "love" 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 "hearing" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.