Day 170: Luke 6:35
Luke 6:35
The Blueprint — The Verse
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.
Memorization Practice
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The Context — The History
Jesus teaches on a level place in Galilee to disciples and crowds shaped by honor-shame culture and Roman taxation. His ethic overturns reciprocal violence and models the Father's indiscriminate kindness.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
Luke 6 records the Beatitudes and woes, then commands love for enemies rather than retaliation. Jesus grounds radical generosity in God's own character toward the undeserving.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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Luke 6:34
34And 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.
Read the verse immediately before this lesson (Luke 6:34) to hear the lead-in to the passage.
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Luke 6:36
36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Read the verse immediately after this lesson (Luke 6:36) to continue the passage.
Discussion
- Who is hardest for you to love or do good to?
- How does God's kindness toward you shape your treatment of others?
- What does it mean to be children of the Most High?