Luke 6:35
English Standard Version
35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Luke 6:35
New American Standard Bible
35 But (A)love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be (B)sons of (C)the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
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Luke 6:35
Contemporary English Version
35 (A) But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back.[a] Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven. He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel.
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- 6.35 without expecting to be paid back: Some manuscripts have “without giving up on anyone.”
Luke 6:35-36
The Message
35-36 “I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You’ll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we’re at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.
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Luke 6:35
New Living Translation
35 “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
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