Verse of the Day
Luke 6:33 NIV
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
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!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.
This Week's Daily Bible Verses
Monday, April 21
Isaiah 26:9
My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Read all of Isaiah 26 NIVSunday, April 20
Proverbs 21:3
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Read all of Proverbs 21 NIVSaturday, April 19
Acts 4:10-12
"Know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.' Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
Read all of Acts 4 NIVFriday, April 18
Hebrews 12:14
Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
Read all of Hebrews 12 NIVThursday, April 17
Romans 8:35,38-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ... I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Read all of Romans 8 NIVWednesday, April 16
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Read all of Jeremiah 29 NIVTuesday, April 15
Philippians 3:13-14
One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Read all of Philippians 3 NIV
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.