Love Your Enemies

Luke 6:36

In 9 translations

BSB: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
KJV: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
WEB: “Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
ASV: Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
LSV: be therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
YLT: be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
DBY: Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
DRC: Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
GNV: Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὖν (“therefore”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“also”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Spelling of Γίνεσθε: Tyndale House: Γείνεσθε.
Spelling of οἰκτίρμονες: Tyndale House: οἰκτείρμονες.
Spelling of οἰκτίρμων: Tyndale House: οἰκτείρμων.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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

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

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: γίνεσθε οἰκτίρμονες καθὼς ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστίν·
RP2018: Γίνεσθε οὖν οἰκτίρμονες, καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστίν.
TR-Boyd: Γίνεσθε οὖν οἰκτίρμονες, καθὼς καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν οἰκτίρμων ἐστί.
SCR1894: γινεσθε ουν οικτιρμονες καθως και ο πατηρ υμων οικτιρμων εστιν

Who and where

👤 God◆ Sermon on the Mount

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Mercy Sermon on the mount Sermon on the Plain, The Sermon Good for Evil As Enemy Charitableness Forgiveness of Injuries Luke, Gospel according to

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Ephesians 5:1–2Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Matthew 5:48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
1 Peter 1:15–16But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).