Luke 6:27

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

But I saye vnto you which heare: Love youre enemyes. Do good to the which hate you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀλλʼ ὑμῖν λέγω τοῖς ἀκούουσιν, Ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς,

Transliteration

¶All' to you I legō to the akouousin, Agapate the echthrous of you, kalōs poieite to the misousin you,

Grammar Details

• *All'*: conjunction - but/however
• *legō*: verb, present active, 1st person singular - I say/tell
• *akouousin*: participle, present active, dative, masculine, plural - to the hearing ones
• *Agapate*: verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - love!
• *echthrous*: noun, accusative, masculine, plural - enemies
• *kalōs*: adverb - well/good
• *poieite*: verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - do!/perform!
• *misousin*: participle, present active, dative, masculine, plural - to the hating ones

Word Meanings

• *All'*: but/however/nevertheless
• *legō*: say/tell/speak
• *akouousin*: those who hear/listeners
• *Agapate*: love/show selfless care for (divine love)
• *echthrous*: enemies/foes/adversaries
• *kalōs*: well/good/honorably
• *poieite*: do/perform/act toward
• *misousin*: those who hate/the haters/those having hatred

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:35 : 35 Wherfore love ye youre enemys do good and lende lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.
• 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 Se that none recopence evill for evyll vnto eny man: but ever folowe that which is good both amonge youre selves and to all men.
• Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Recopence to no ma evyll fore evyll. Provyde afore honde thinges honest in ye syght of all men. 18 Yf it be possible howbe it of youre parte have peace with all men. 19 Derly beloued avenge not youre selves but geve roume vnto the wrath of God. For it is written: vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde saith the LORde. 20 Terfore yf thyn enemy honger fede him: yf he thurst geve him drinke. For in so doynge thou shalt heape coles of fyre on his heed: 21 Be not overcome of evyll: But overcome evyll wt goodnes.
• Gal 6:10 : 10 Whill we have therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved folowe not that which is evyll but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he yt doeth evyll seith not God.
• Acts 10:38 : 38 how God had annoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy goost and with power which Iesus went aboute doinge good and healynge all yt were oppressed of the develles for God was with him.
• Exod 23:4-5 : 4 whe thou metest thine enimies oxe or asse goynge a straye, thou shalt brynge the to him agayne. 5 Yf thou se thine enimies asse synke vnder his burthen, thou shalt not passe by and let him alone: but shalt helpe him to lyfte him vp agayne.
• Matt 5:43-45 : 43 Ye have hearde how it is sayde: thou shalt love thyne neghbour and hate thine enimy. 44 But I saye vnto you love youre enimies. Blesse the that coursse you. Do good to them that hate you. Praye for them which doo you wronge and persecute you 45 that ye maye be ye chyldern of youre father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to aryse on ye yvell and on the good and sendeth his reyn on the iuste and vniuste.
• Mark 4:24 : 24 And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.
• Luke 6:22 : 22 Blessed are ye when men hate you and thrust you oute of their companye and rayle and abhorre youre name as an evyll thinge for the sonne of manes sake.
• Luke 8:8 : 8 And some fell on good grounde and sproge vp and bare frute an hondred foolde. And as he sayde these thinges he cryed: He that hath eares to heare let him heare.
• Luke 8:15 : 15 That in ye good grounde are they which with a good and pure hert heare the worde and kepe it and bringe forth frute with pacience.
• Luke 8:18 : 18 Take hede therfore how ye heare. For whosoever hath to him shalbe geve: And whosoever hath not fro him shalbe take even that same which he supposeth that he hath.
• Luke 23:34 : 34 Then sayde Iesus: father forgeve them for they woot not what they do. And they parted his rayment and cast loottes.
• Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneled doune and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde laye not this synne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe.