If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.Luke 6:33
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ γὰρ ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐὰνean“if”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- ἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēte“you shall do good”Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἀγαθοποιέω · “to do good” · Strong's G0015
- τοὺςtous“to those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountas“doing good to”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαθοποιέω · “to do good” · Strong's G0015
- ὑμᾶς,humas“you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ποίαpoia“what”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
- ὑμῖνhumin“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- χάριςcharis“credit”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “grace” · Strong's G5485
- ἐστίν;estin“is it?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“For even”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloi“sinners”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αὐτὸauto“same”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ποιοῦσιν.poiousin“perform.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)