Luke 6
1 And it came to pass on the second first sabbath, that as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
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.
2 And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
3 And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him:
"Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;
4 How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of proposition, and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests?
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?"
5 And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And there was a man, whose right hand was withered.
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.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.
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.
8 But he knew their thoughts; and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth.
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.
9 Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy?
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."
10 And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.
And looking round upon them all He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He did so, and the arm was restored.
11 And they were filled with madness; and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.
But they were filled with madness, and began to discuss with one another what they should do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.
About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.
13 And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles).
When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
14 Simon, whom he surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,
Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
16 And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.
James's relative Judas, and Judas Iscariot who proved to be a traitor.
17 And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon,
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;
18 Who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits, were cured.
and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.
19 And all the multitude sought to touch him, for virtue went out from him, and healed all.
The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.
20 And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.
"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.
22 Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
"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.
23 Be glad in that day and rejoice; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.
"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!
24 But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation.
"But alas for you rich men, because you already have your consolation!
25 Woe to you that are filled: for you shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh: for you shall mourn and weep.
"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!
26 Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.
"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!
27 But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you.
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;
28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them that calumniate you.
bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
29 And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.
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.
30 Give to every one that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.
To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
31 And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner.
And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
32 And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? 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.
33 And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also do this.
And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.
34 And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? for sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much.
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.
35 But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil.
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.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.
37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.
"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; pardon, and you shall be pardoned;
38 Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.
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."
39 And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch?
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?
40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master.
There is no disciple who is superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.
41 And why seest thou the mote in thy brother’s eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?
"And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?
42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye? Hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother’s eye.
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.
43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit; nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.
"There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns; nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.
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.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
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.
46 And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?
"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?
47 Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like.
Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.
48 He is like to a man building a house, who digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock. And when a flood came, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and it could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.
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.
49 But he that heareth, and doth not, is like to a man building his house upon the earth without a foundation: against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.
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."
