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Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:33

In 9 translations

BSB
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
KJV
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
WEB
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
ASV
And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.
LSV
and if you do good to those doing good to you, what grace is it to you? For also the sinful do the same;
YLT
and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;
DBY
And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.
DRC
And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also do this.
GNV
And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort include γὰρ (“for”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include γὰρ (“for”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ⸀καὶ. Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont read ⸀καὶ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition add γὰρ.
  • SBLGNT: ⸁καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸁καὶ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add γὰρ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; Καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστί; Καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσι.
SCR1894
και εαν αγαθοποιητε τους αγαθοποιουντας υμας ποια υμιν χαρις εστιν και γαρ οι αμαρτωλοι το αυτο ποιουσιν

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