Luke 6:37 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 6:37

35 But ^alove your enemies, ^bdo good, and ^clend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ^dyou will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

36 ^aTherefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

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37 ^a“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. ^bForgive, and you will be forgiven.

38 ^aGive, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your ^bbosom. For ^cwith the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

39 And He spoke a parable to them: ^a“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?

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In verse 36, the word merciful means showing and having compassion. When verse 36 is read in context with verses 27 to 35, the word refers to gifts and deeds. For example, to be a doer of merciful deeds. Verse 36 linked with verse 37 implies kindness and forbearance in judgment. So merciful here includes being compassionate.

Excerpted from Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment!

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Judgment, Tolerance, and Correction
Mercy: The Better Option
The Beatitudes, Part 5: Blessed Are the Merciful
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Seven): The Sin and Trespass Offerings

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Five Major Problems of the Pilgrimage
The Fear of God (Part 1)
The Need for Forgiveness
"If I Have Not Charity"
Sowing and Reaping (2003)
The Secret Sin Everyone Commits
Do Unto Others and Reap What We Sow

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