Bible Verse Lookup
Lk 6:36-37
Chapter 6
36
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37
Don’t judge others, and you won’t be judged; don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Commentaries
Love for Enemies.
Jesus’ project, the project of the kingdom, aims for a new, reconciled, and fraternal society. To achieve this, he provides his disciples with the following tools: love (27); blessing, starting with enemies; prayer (28); active forgiveness, which involves overlooking an offense if the offender recognizes the harm caused and changes (29); generous sharing as a response to greed (30); and the firm rejection of greed and usury as core causes of injustice (34f). In essence, it involves treating others as we would like to be treated ourselves (31).