Luke 6:36-38
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;
38
give, and it will be given to you—a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
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).