Luke 6:22-32

22 "¹Blessed are you when men hate you, and ²ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

23 "Be glad in that day and ³leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For ⁴in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

24 "But woe to ⁵you who are rich, for ⁶you are receiving your comfort in full.

25 "Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

26 "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the ⁷false prophets in the same way.

27 "But I say to you who hear, ⁸love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28 bless those who curse you, ⁹pray for those who mistreat you.

29 "¹⁰Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

30 "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

31 "¹¹Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

32 "¹²If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Peter 4:14
• 2. John 9:22; John 16:2
• 3. Malachi 4
• 4. 2 Chronicles 36:16; Acts 7:52
• 5. Luke 16:25; James 5:1
• 6. Matthew 6:2
• 7. Matthew 7:15
• 8. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 9. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 10. Luke 6:29, 30: {Matthew 5:39-42}
• 11. Matthew 7:12
• 12. Matthew 5:46

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "do to"
• [b] Lit "having been filled"
• [c] Lit "do to"
• [d] Or "revile"
• [e] I.e. outer garment
• [f] Or "tunic;" i.e. garment worn next to body
• [g] Lit "Do to"
• [h] Lit "people"