Luke 6:34

NETBible

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, 1  what credit is that to you? Even sinners 2  lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full. 3 

NIV ©

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners’, expecting to be repaid in full.

NASB ©

"If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

NLT ©

And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, what good is that? Even sinners will lend to their own kind for a full return.

MSG ©

If you only give for what you hope to get out of it, do you think that's charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers does that.

BBE ©

And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

NRSV ©

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

NKJV ©

"And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.

KJV
And
<2532>
if
<1437>
ye lend
<1155> (5725)
[to them] of
<3844>
whom
<3739>
ye hope
<1679> (5719) (5625) <1679> (5725)
to receive
<618> (5629)_,
what
<4169>
thank
<5485>
have
<2076> (5748)
ye
<5213>_?
for
<1063>
sinners
<268>
also
<2532>
lend
<1155> (5719)
to sinners
<268>_,
to
<2443>
receive
<618> (0)
as much
<2470>
again
<618> (5632)_.
NASB ©
"If
<1437>
you lend
<1155>
to those from whom
<3739>
you expect
<1679>
to receive
<2983>
, what
<4169>
credit
<5485>
is
that
to you? Even
<2532>
sinners
<268>
lend
<1155>
to sinners
<268>
in order
<2443>
to receive
<618>
back
<618>
the same
<2470>

amount.
NET [draft] ITL
And
<2532>
if
<1437>
you lend
<1155>
to those from
<3844>
whom
<3739>
you hope
<1679>
to be repaid
<2983>
, what
<4169>
credit
<5485>
is
<1510>
that to you
<5213>
? Even sinners
<268>
lend
<1155>
to sinners
<268>
, so that
<2443>
they may be repaid
<618>
in full
<2470>
.
GREEK
kai ean danishte wn elpizete umin cariv [estin] amartwloi amartwloiv danizousin apolabwsin isa
NETBible

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, 1  what credit is that to you? Even sinners 2  lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full. 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “to receive”; but in context the repayment of the amount lent is implied. Jesus was noting that utilitarian motives are the way of the world.

2 sn See the note on the word sinners in v. 32.

3 tn Grk “to receive as much again.”