Luke 6
1 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.
One Sabbath Jesus was walking through cornfields, and his disciples were picking the ears of wheat, and rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
2 And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
“Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?” asked some of the Pharisees.
3 "Have you never read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he and his followers were hungry?
Jesus’ answer was, “Haven’t you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions –
4 "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?
That he went into the house of God, and took the consecrated bread and ate it, and gave some to his companions, though only the priests are allowed to eat it?”
5 "THE SON OF MAN," he told them, "IS LORD EVEN OVER THE SABBATH."
Then Jesus added, “The Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath he went into a synagogue and was teaching; and there was there a man whose right hand was withered.
On another Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
7 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.
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
8 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."
Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered, “Stand up and come out into the middle.” The man stood up;
9 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?"
and Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it allowable to do good on the Sabbath – or harm? To save a life, or let it perish?”
10 Then he looked round about on them in anger, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand!"
Then, looking around at them all, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” The man did so; and his hand had become sound.
11 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.
But the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees were mad with rage, and consulted together what they could do to Jesus.
12 It happened about that time that he went out into the mountain to pray. He continued all night in prayer to God.
Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
13 And when day dawned he called his disciples, and from among them he selected twelve, whom also he called Apostles missionaries.
When day came, he summoned his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom he also named ‘apostles.’
14 They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;
They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
15 Philip and Bartholomew; Mathew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot;
Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,
16 Jude the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who was the traitor.
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a traitor.
17 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.
Afterward Jesus came down the hill with them and took his stand on a level place. With him were a large crowd of his disciples, and great numbers of people from the whole of Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast district of Tyre and Sidon,
18 Those who were tormented by unclean spirits were healed also.
who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
19 The whole crowd were trying to touch him, because power emanated from him and cured them all.
and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him, because a power went out from him which restored them all.
20 Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.
Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 "Blessed are you who are hungry now, For you shall be filled. "Blessed are you who are wailing now, For you shall laugh.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 "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.
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and insult you, and reject your name as an evil thing – because of the Son of Man.
23 "Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets.
Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
24 "But woe to you rich! For you already have received your consolation.
But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comforts in full.
25 "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.
Alas for you who are sated now, for you will hunger. Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 "Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you! For even so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
27 "But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
But to you who hear I say – love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
28 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.
bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
29 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.
When someone gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when anyone takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.
30 Give to every one who asks you; And do not demand your goods back from him who is taking them away.
Give to everyone who asks of you; and, when anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.
31 And as you would like men to do to you, So do you also to them.
Do to others as you wish them to do to you.
32 "If you love those who love you what credit is it to you? Why even sinners love those who love them.
If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them!
33 "And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even sinners do the same.
For, if you show kindness only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast do that!
34 "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.
If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of getting as much in return!
35 "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.
But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.
36 "Do you therefore be merciful, As your Father is merciful.
Learn to be merciful – even as your Father is merciful.
37 "Do not judge, and you shall not be judged; Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned;
Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 "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."
Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; for the standard you use will be the standard used for you.”
39 He also told them a parable. "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
40 "There is no disciple who is above his master; But every one when he is completely trained will be like his master.
A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
41 "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?
And why do you look at the speck of sawdust in someone’s eye, while you pay no attention at all to the plank of wood in your own?
42 "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.
How can you say to your friend ‘Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ while you yourself do not see the plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the speck in your friend’s.
43 "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.
There is no such thing as a good tree bearing worthless fruit, or, on the other hand, a worthless tree bearing good fruit.
44 "You do not gather figs from thorns, and grapes are not plucked from a bramble-bush.
For every tree is known by its own fruit. People do not gather figs off thorn bushes, nor pick a bunch of grapes off a bramble.
45 "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.
A good person, from the good stores of their heart, brings out what is good; while a bad person, from their bad stores, brings out what is bad. For what fills someone’s heart will rise to their lips.
46 "And why are you calling me Lord, Lord, and not doing what I tell you?
Why do you call me ‘Master! Master!’ and yet fail to do what I tell you?
47 "I will show whom the man that comes to me, and listens to my works, and does them, is like.
Everyone who comes to me and listens to my teaching and acts on it – I will show you to whom they may be compared.
48 "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.
They may be compared to a person building a house, who dug, and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. Then, when a flood came, the river swept down on that house, but had no power to shake it, because it had been built well.
49 "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."
But those who have listened and not acted on what they have heard may be compared to a person who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down on it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed.”
