Luke 6:36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.
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- Ephesians 5:1–2Rank 1 from verse 36
1BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
1¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as deare children.
2And walke in loue, as Christ also hath loued vs, and hath giuen himselfe for vs, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling sauour;
- Matthew 5:48Rank 2 from verse 36
- 1 Peter 1:15–16Rank 3 from verse 36
- Ephesians 4:31Rank 4 from verse 36
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Luke 6:36
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Showing mercy, compassion, or readiness to forgive.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.
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6:27¶ But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
6:27¶ *But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies, doe good to them which hate you,
6:28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
6:28Blesse them that curse you, & pray for them which despitefully vse you.
6:29And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
6:29*And vnto him that smiteth thee on the one cheeke, offer also the other: *and him that taketh away thy cloake, forbid not to take thy coat also.
6:30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
6:30Giue to euery man that asketh of thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, aske them not againe.
6:31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
6:31*And as yee would that men should doe to you, doe yee also to them likewise.
6:32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
6:32*For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? for sinners also loue those that loue them.
6:33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
6:33And if ye doe good to them which doe good to you, What thanke haue ye? for sinners also doe euen the same.
6:34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
6:34*And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receiue, What thanke haue ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receiue as much againe.
6:35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
6:35But loue yee your enemies, and doe good, and lend, hoping for nothing againe: and your reward shall bee great, and ye shalbe the children of the Highest: for hee is kinde vnto the vnthankfull, and to the euill.
6:36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
6:36Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.
Selected passage6:37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
6:37*Iudge not, and ye shall not bee iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgiue, and ye shall be forgiuen.
6:38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
6:38Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.