Luke 6:32-34
What thank have ye? ( ποια υμιν χαρις εστιν; ). What grace or gratitude is there to you? Mt 5:46 has μισθον (reward).Do good ( αγαθοποιητε ). Third-class condition, εαν and present subjunctive. This verb not in old Greek, but in LXX.
Even sinners ( κα ο αμαρτωλο ). Even the sinners, the article distinguishing the class. Mt 5:46 has "even the publicans" and 5:47 "even the Gentiles." That completes the list of the outcasts for "sinners" includes "harlots" and all the rest.
If ye lend ( εαν δανισητε ). Third-class condition, first aorist active subjunctive from δανιζω (old form δανειζω ) to lend for interest in a business transaction (here in active to lend and Mt 5:42 middle to borrow and nowhere else in N.T.), whereas κιχρημ (only Lu 11:5 in N.T.) means to loan as a friendly act.
To receive again as much ( ινα απολαβωσιν τα ισα ). Second aorist active subjunctive of απολαμβανω, old verb, to get back in full like απεχω in 6:24. Literally here, "that they may get back the equal" (principal and interest, apparently). It could mean "equivalent services." No parallel in Matthew.
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