Luke 6:35

“But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.”

"But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil." - Luke 6:35
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What does Luke 6:35 mean?

Luke 6:35 in the King James Version reads, “But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.” This saying belongs to Jesus’…

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In the heart of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we find one of the most challenging and profound exhortations in Luke 6:35—"But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he…

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Heavenly Father, As I bow before You today, my heart is filled with both reverence and need. Your Word in Luke 6:35 resonates deeply within my soul: "But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the…

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"But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil." - Luke 6:35
Luke 6:35 - "But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."
Luke 6:35-36 - "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
"But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." - Luke 6:35-36
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Luke 7:35 - "But wisdom is justified of all her children."
Luke 11:35 - "Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness."
Luke 12:35 - "Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;"
Luke 21:35 - "For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth."
Luke 19:35 - "And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon."
Luke 17:35 - "Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
Luke 9:35 - "And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him."
Luke 24:35 - "And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread."
"But wisdom is justified of all her children." - Luke 7:35
Luke 5:35 - "But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days."
Exodus 35:6 - "And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,"
Luke 2:35 - "(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
Luke 18:35 - "¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:"
Luke 20:35 - "But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:"
Luke 3:35 - "Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,"
Psalms 35:6 - "Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them."
1 Chronicles 6:35 - "The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,"
2 Chronicles 6:35 - "Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause."
Luke 14:35 - "It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
"Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness." - Luke 11:35
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