Verse
Luke 6:31 — And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them…
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
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The verses around Luke 6:31.
29And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Verse explanation
This is the so-called Golden Rule: treat others the way you would like to be treated — other ancient traditions had similar versions, but usually in the negative form (“do not do”); here it is stated positively.
From the Luke 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Luke 6:31 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E, como vós quereis que os homens vos façam, tambem da mesma maneira lhes fazei vós.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E como vós quereis que as pessoas vos façam, fazei-lhes vós também da mesma maneira.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Hagan con otros lo que quieren que hagan con ustedes.
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