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Luke 6:27

In Luke 6 of Luke.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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ἈλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.τοῖςtoiswhichὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀκούουσινakouousinhearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.hearἀγαπᾶτεagapateLoveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.Loveτοὺςtousto them whichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “to them which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.to them whichἐχθροὺςechthrousenemyἐχθρός (echthros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “enemy”, the object formG2190hated, hostile; subst: an enemy.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.ποιεῖτεpoieiteto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μισοῦσινmisousinhateμισέω (miseō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “hate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3404I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.This verse uses “hate”.hateὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

Douay-Rheims

But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you.

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  • Proverbs 24:17Proverbs 24:17 · King James VersionRejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:Proverbs 24:17 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

  • Proverbs 25:21–22Proverbs 25:21 · King James VersionIf thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:Proverbs 25:21 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

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