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Luke 6:36

Luke 6:36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged,.... See Gill on Mat 7:1.

Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; censure not men's persons, and judge not their state, or adjudge them to condemnation, for…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Luke 6:20-49

See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. Luk 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Be ye therefore merciful - Or, compassionate; οικτιρμονες, from οικτος, commiseration, which etymologists derive from εικω to give place, yield, because we readily concede those things which are…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 6:27-36

These verses agree with Mat 5:38, to the end of that chapter: I say unto you that hear (Luk 6:27), to all you that hear, and not to disciples only, for these are lessons of universal concern. He that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

. Be ye therefore merciful Rather, Become, or Prove yourselves merciful (omit οὖν, א BDL).

merciful St Matthew has "perfect," Mat 5:48; but that there is no essential difference between the two…

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