Luke 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.”
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Luke 6:34 Context
32For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke haue ye? for sinners also loue those that loue them. 33And if ye doe good to them which doe good to you, What thanke haue ye? for sinners also doe euen the same. 34And 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. 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. 36Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.
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And 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.
- King James Version
"If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is {that} to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same {amount.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)