Luke 6:31

31 And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.

Luke 6:31 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:31

And as ye would that men should do to you
In matters of justice and beneficence were they in your case, and you in theirs;

do ye also to them likewise:
a golden rule this, agreeably to the light of nature, and divine revelation, and is the sum and substance of the law and prophets; (See Gill on Matthew 7:12).

Luke 6:31 In-Context

29 To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
30 To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
31 And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.
33 And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.

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