Luke 6:34 (YLT)

Passage

and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:32 and--if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;

Luke 6:33 and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;

Luke 6:34 and if ye lend <FI>to those<Fi> of whom ye hope to receive back, what grace have ye? for also the sinful lend to sinners--that they may receive again as much.

Luke 6:35 `But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "lend", "hope", "receive", "back", "sinful", and "sinners--that". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "lend", 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 those..." into verse 35's "But love your enemies and do good...", so "grace" and "lend" 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 "grace" and "lend" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.