Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Young's Literal Translation ‘But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil; King James Bible But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil. Greek ButΠλὴν (Plēn) Conjunction Strong's 4133: However, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. From pleion; moreover, i.e. Albeit, save that, rather, yet. love ἀγαπᾶτε (agapate) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. enemies, ἐχθροὺς (echthrous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2190: Hated, hostile; subst: an enemy. From a primary echtho; hateful; usually as a noun, an adversary. do good [to them], ἀγαθοποιεῖτε (agathopoieite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 15: To do that which is good. From agathopoios; to be a well-doer. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. lend [to them], δανίζετε (danizete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1155: To lend; mid: I borrow. From daneion; to loan on interest; reflexively, to borrow. expecting nothing in return. ἀπελπίζοντες (apelpizontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 560: To give up in despair, despair of; I hope to receive from or in return. From apo and elpizo; to hope out, i.e. Fully expect. Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. reward μισθὸς (misthos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3408: (a) pay, wages, salary, (b) reward, recompense, punishment. Apparently a primary word; pay for service, good or bad. will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. great, πολύς (polys) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. you will be ἔσεσθε (esesthe) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. sons of υἱοὶ (huioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. the Most High; Ὑψίστου (Hypsistou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative Strong's 5310: Highest, most high, the heights. Superlative from the base of hupsos; highest, i.e. the Supreme, or the heavens. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. He αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. kind χρηστός (chrēstos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5543: Useful, gentle, pleasant, kind. From chraomai; employed, i.e. useful. to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ungrateful ἀχαρίστους (acharistous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 884: Ungrateful, ungracious, unpleasing. Thankless, i.e. Ungrateful. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. wicked. πονηρούς (ponērous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. |