Luke 6:36 meaning and explanation

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to his disciples on a level place, after pronouncing blessings and woes and while teaching about love of enemies (Luke 6:27-35). The command sums up that teaching: mercy here is concrete, shown in lending without expecting repayment and in kindness to the ungrateful and wicked.

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