Luke 6
1 And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, as He is going through the grainfields, that His disciples were plucking the ears, and were eating, rubbing with the hands,
It happened that on a Sabbath he was going through the wheat-fields. His disciples were picking the ears and eating the wheat, rubbing it out with their hands.
2 and certain of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths?”
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
3 And Jesus answering said to them, “Did you not read even this that David did when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,
"Have you never read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he and his followers were hungry?
4 how he went into the house of God, and took the Bread of the Presentation, and ate, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?”
"How he entered into God’s house and took and ate the Presented Loaves, and gave some to his followers, loaves which none must eat but the priests?
5 And He said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”
"THE SON OF MAN," he told them, "IS LORD EVEN OVER THE SABBATH."
6 And it came to pass also, on another Sabbath, that He goes into the synagogue, and teaches, and there was there a man, and his right hand was withered,
On another Sabbath he went into a synagogue and was teaching; and there was there a man whose right hand was withered.
7 and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him, if on the Sabbath He will heal, that they might find an accusation against Him.
Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to him.
8 And He Himself had known their reasonings and said to the man having the withered hand, “Rise, and stand in the midst”; and he having risen, stood.
He was all along aware of their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Rise, and stand there in the midst."
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will question you something: is it lawful on the Sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? To save life or to kill?”
So he rose and stood. Then Jesus said to them. "I ask you whether it is lawful on the Sabbath Day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to destroy it?"
10 And having looked around on them all, He said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand”; and he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other;
Then he looked round about on them in anger, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand!"
11 and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.
He did so; and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and they began to talk over together what they could do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass in those days, He went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,
It happened about that time that he went out into the mountain to pray. He continued all night in prayer to God.
13 and when it became day, He called near His disciples, also having chosen twelve from them, whom He also named apostles:
And when day dawned he called his disciples, and from among them he selected twelve, whom also he called Apostles missionaries.
14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;
15 Matthew and Thomas, James of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zealot,
Philip and Bartholomew; Mathew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot;
16 Judas of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also became betrayer.
Jude the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who was the traitor.
17 And having come down with them, He stood on a level spot; and a crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the seacoast 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 great many people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. These came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.
18 who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, [gathered]. And those harassed by unclean spirits [also gathered] and were healed.
Those who were tormented by unclean spirits were healed also.
19 And all the multitude were seeking to touch Him, because power was going forth from Him, and He was healing all.
The whole crowd were trying to touch him, because power emanated from him and cured them all.
20 And He, having lifted up His eyes to His disciples, said: “Blessed the poor—because yours is the Kingdom of God.
Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed those hungering now—because you will be filled. Blessed those weeping now—because you will laugh.
"Blessed are you who are hungry now, For you shall be filled. "Blessed are you who are wailing now, For you shall laugh.
22 Blessed are you when men will hate you, and when they will separate you, and will reproach, and will cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake—
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man.
23 rejoice in that day, and leap, for behold, your reward [is] great in Heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.
"Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets.
24 But woe to you—the rich, because you have gotten your comfort.
"But woe to you rich! For you already have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you who have been filled—because you will hunger. Woe to you who are laughing now—because you will mourn and weep.
"Woe unto you who are full now! For you shall suffer hunger. "Woe to you who are laughing now! For you shall wail and weep.
26 Woe to you when all men will speak well of you—for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.
"Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 But I say to you who are hearing, love your enemies, do good to those hating you,
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those cursing you, pray for those maligning you;
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.
29 and to him striking you on the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from you the mantle, also the coat you may not keep back.
To him who gives you a blow on the jaw Turn the other jaw also; And from him who is robbing you of your cloak Withhold not your coat also.
30 And to everyone who is asking of you, be giving; and from him who is taking away your goods, do not be asking again;
Give to every one who asks you; And do not demand your goods back from him who is taking them away.
31 and as you wish that men may do to you, do also to them in like manner;
And as you would like men to do to you, So do you also to them.
32 and—if you love those loving you, what grace is it to you? For also the sinful love those loving them;
"If you love those who love you what credit is it to you? Why even sinners love those who love them.
33 and if you do good to those doing good to you, what grace is it to you? For also the sinful do the same;
"And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even sinners do the same.
34 and if you lend [to those] of whom you hope to receive back, what grace is it to you? For also the sinful lend to sinners—that they may receive again as much.
"And if you lend to those from whom you are hoping to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so as to get as much back.
35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Highest, because He is kind to the ungracious and evil;
"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.
36 be therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
"Do you therefore be merciful, As your Father is merciful.
37 And do not judge, and you may not be judged; do not condemn, and you may not be condemned; release, and you will be released.
"Do not judge, and you shall not be judged; Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned;
38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they will give into your bosom; for with that measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you again.”
"Pardon, and you shall be pardoned; Give, and gifts shall be given to you; Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they shall pour into your bosom. For with what measure you measure, they will measure back to you."
39 And He spoke an allegory to them, “Is blind able to lead blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?
He also told them a parable. "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone perfected will be as his teacher.
"There is no disciple who is above his master; But every one when he is completely trained will be like his master.
41 And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother’s eye, and do not consider the beam that [is] in your own eye?
"And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother’s eye, but never consider the beam that is in your own eye?
42 Or how are you able to say to your brother, Brother, permit, I may take out the speck that [is] in your eye—yourself not beholding the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that [is] in your brother’s eye.
"Or how can you say to your brother. "Brother, allow me to pull that splinter out of your eye," when you do not see the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite! Take out first the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter from your brother’s eye.
43 For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;
"For there is not good tree which bears worthless fruit, nor again any worthless tree which bears good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit.
44 for each tree is known from its own fruit, for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they crop a grape from a bramble.
"You do not gather figs from thorns, and grapes are not plucked from a bramble-bush.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which [is] good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which [is] evil; for out of the abounding of the heart his mouth speaks.
"The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.
46 And why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?
"And why are you calling me Lord, Lord, and not doing what I tell you?
47 Everyone who is coming to Me, and is hearing My words, and is doing them, I will show you to whom he is like:
"I will show whom the man that comes to me, and listens to my works, and does them, is like.
48 he is like to a man building a house, who dug and deepened, and laid a foundation on the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.
"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.
49 And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having built a house on the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream broke forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.”
"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."
