Luke 6:34
Good News Translation
And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount!

New Revised Standard Version
If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Contemporary English Version
If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.

New American Bible
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit [is] that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? For sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? For sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much.

Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 14:12-14 And he said to him also that had invited him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy kinsmen nor thy neighbours who are rich; lest perhaps they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made to thee. . . .

Deuteronomy 15:8-11 But shalt open it to the poor man, thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of. . . .

Matthew 5:42 Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.

Context
Love Your Enemies
33And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also do this. 34And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? For sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much. 35But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:8
But shalt open it to the poor man, thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of.

Matthew 5:42
Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.

Luke 6:33
And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also do this.

Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 6:33
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