Luke 6
1 Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.
Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2 And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?
3 "Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was an hungred, he, and they that were with him;
4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the Presented Loaves and gave some to his followers--loaves which none but the Priests are allowed to eat?"
how he entered into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?
5 "The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
6 On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.
And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.
7 The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.
And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
8 He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there.
But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9 Then Jesus said to them, "I put it to you all whether we are allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil; to save a life, or to destroy it."
And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?
10 And looking round upon them all He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He did so, and the arm was restored.
And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so]: and his hand was restored.
11 But they were filled with madness, and began to discuss with one another what they should do to Jesus.
But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
12 About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.
And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
13 When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
And when it was day, he called his disciples: and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon which was called the Zealot,
16 James's relative Judas, and Judas Iscariot who proved to be a traitor.
and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which was the traitor;
17 With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.
and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed.
19 The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.
And all the multitude sought to touch him: for power came forth from him, and healed [them] all.
20 Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 "Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.
Blessed [are] ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 "Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
23 "Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!
Rejoice in that day, and leap [for joy]: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24 "But alas for you rich men, because you already have your consolation!
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 "Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!
Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 "Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets!
Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 "But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
29 To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloke withhold not thy coat also.
30 To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 "If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.
And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.
33 And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.
And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.
34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is it to you? Even bad men lend to their fellows so as to receive back an equal amount.
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.
35 Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
36 Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.
Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; pardon, and you shall be pardoned;
And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:
38 give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."
give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.
39 He also spoke to them in figurative language. "Can a blind man lead a blind man?" He asked; "would not both fall into the ditch?
And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?
40 There is no disciple who is superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.
The disciple is not above his master: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his master.
41 "And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.
Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43 "There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit.
For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.
44 Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes.
For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 "And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.
Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.
he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
49 But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
