Luke 6:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Doing good only to those who do good to you is nothing more than sinners already do.
What Does Luke 6:33 Mean?
The second question repeats the test with deeds: if you do good to those who do good to you, what thank have you? Kindness exchanged for kindness is the ordinary economy of the world — even sinners keep those books balanced.
Goodness that only repays is trade, not grace. Jesus keeps pushing his disciples past the boundary where giving makes sense, because that is where the character of God begins to show. The follower of Christ is not called to be slightly kinder than average, but to a goodness that bewilders — doing good where none has been done and none may be returned.
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What does Luke 6:33 mean?
Doing good only to those who do good to you is nothing more than sinners already do.