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Luke 6:31

Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Luke 6:31
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Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Explanation

In Luke this saying comes in Jesus' teaching on loving enemies (6:27-36). We should treat others, even those who mistreat us, as we would want to be treated.

Original language
  • θέλετε (thelete): to will/desire
    Greek · Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · Strong's G2309 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    You desire, want.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Luke 6:31, word 3

  • ἄνθρωποι (anthrōpoi): a human
    Greek · Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G0444 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    People.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Luke 6:31, word 8

  • ποιεῖτε (poieite): to do/make
    Greek · Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · Strong's G4160G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Do.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Luke 6:31, word 9

Cross-references
  • Matthew 7:12 · Parallel account

    This sums up the Law and the Prophets.

  • Luke 6:27 · Surrounding passage

    Love your enemies.

  • Romans 13:10 · Same theme

    Love does no wrong to a neighbour.

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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

καὶ καθὼς θέλετε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς ὁμοίως.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  3. θέλετεthelete“you desire”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  4. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  5. ποιῶσινpoiōsin“they may perform”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  6. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoi“men,”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  9. ποιεῖτεpoieite“do perform”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  10. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. ὁμοίως.homoiōs“likewise.”
    Adverb · from ὁμοίως · “similarly” · Strong's G3668
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)