Verse of the Day

　　

Luke 6:33

If you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even "sinners" do that.

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

English Standard Version

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

The Message

If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal? Garden-variety sinners do that.

New King James Version

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

New Living Translation

If you do good only to those who do good to you, is that so wonderful? Even sinners do that much!

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Luke 6:27-36

(Read Luke 6:27-36)

　　These are hard lessons to flesh and blood. But if we are thoroughly grounded in the faith of Christ's love, this will make his commands easy to us. Every one that comes to him for washing in his blood, and knows the greatness of the mercy and the love there is in him, can say, in truth and sincerity, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Let us then aim to be merciful, even according to the mercy of our heavenly Father to us.

　　

Luke 6:33 In-Context

31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

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

　　33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.

　　34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

　　35 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.