31 [a](A)Treat people the same way you want them to [b]treat you. 32 (B)If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 (C)And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount. 35 But (D)love your enemies and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be (E)sons of (F)the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil people. 36 [c]Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37 (G)Do not [d]judge, and you will not be judged; and do not [e]condemn, and you will not be condemned; [f](H)pardon, and you will be pardoned. 38 Give, and it will be given to you. They will [g]pour (I)into your lap a (J)good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

39 Now He also spoke a parable to them: (K)A person who is blind cannot guide another who is blind, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 (L)A [h]student is not above the teacher; but everyone, when he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you look at the [i]speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the [j]speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the [k]speck that is in your brother’s eye.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:31 Lit Do to
  2. Luke 6:31 Lit do to
  3. Luke 6:36 Or Prove yourselves merciful
  4. Luke 6:37 Or continually judge
  5. Luke 6:37 Or continually condemn
  6. Luke 6:37 Or continually pardon
  7. Luke 6:38 Lit give
  8. Luke 6:40 Or disciple
  9. Luke 6:41 Or splinter
  10. Luke 6:42 Or splinter
  11. Luke 6:42 Or splinter

31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(A)

32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(B) 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?(C) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(D) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(E) of the Most High,(F) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(G) just as your Father(H) is merciful.

Judging Others(I)

37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(J) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(K) 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.(L) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(M)

39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?(N) 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.(O)

41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

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