Luke 6:27

6:27 “But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, ¹  do good to those who hate you,

Luke 7:42

7:42 When they could not pay, he canceled ²  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

Luke 11:43

11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ³  in the synagogues ⁴  and elaborate greetings ⁵  in the marketplaces!

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¹ sn Love your enemies is the first of four short exhortations that call for an unusual response to those who are persecuting disciples. Disciples are to relate to hostility in a completely unprecedented manner.

² tn The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the forgiveness of God’s grace, which is not earned but bestowed with faith (see v. 49).

³ tn Or “seats of honor.” The term here is plural and is not a reference only to the lead “seat of Moses” in the synagogue, but includes the front seats near the ark.

⁴ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

⁵ tn Grk “and the greetings.”

sn The later Jewish summary of oral tradition, the Talmud, notes elaborate greetings for rabbis. The rebuke here is for pride.