Luke 6:32
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And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also love those that love them.

if.

Matthew 5:46,47 For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this? . . .

what.

1 Peter 2:19,20 For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully. . . .

Context
Love Your Enemies
31And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner. 32And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also love those that love them. 33And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also do this.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:46
For if you love them that love you, what reward shall you have? do not even the publicans this?

Luke 6:33
And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also do this.

Lexicon
If
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

you love
ἀγαπᾶτε (agapate)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

love
ἀγαπῶντας (agapōntas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

you,
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

what
ποία (poia)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

credit
χάρις (charis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.

is that
ἐστίν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

to you?
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

sinners
ἁμαρτωλοὶ (hamartōloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 268: Sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable. From hamartano; sinful, i.e. A sinner.

love
ἀγαπῶσιν (agapōsin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

those who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

love
ἀγαπῶντας (agapōntas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

them.
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 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.


Additional Translations
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

And if you love those loving you, what credit is it to you? For even sinners love those loving them.

For if you love them which love you, what thank have you? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

For if ye love them who love you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

"If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

and -- if ye love those loving you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful love those loving them;
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