Luke 6
1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he was going through grain-fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate them, rubbing them with their hands.
And it came to pass on the second-sabbath after the first, that as He was passing through the corn-fields, his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and rubbed them in their hands and ate them.
2 And some of the Pharisees said, Why are ye doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?
3 And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not even read what David did, when he was himself hungry, and they who were with him?
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,
4 how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave it also to those who were with him, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone?
and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.
5 And he said to them, The Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
And He said unto them, the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He went into a synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, whose right hand was withered.
7 And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man having the withered hand, Rise, and stand up in the midst. And he arose, and stood up.
But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man that had the withered hand, Rise, and stand in the midst: and he rose up and stood forth.
9 And Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing, Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to let it be lost?
10 And looking round on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.
And looking round upon them all, He said to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he did so, and his hand was made as sound as the other.
11 But they were filled with madness, and conferred with one another as to what they should do to Jesus.
And they were filled with confusion: and consulted together, what they might do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.
13 And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles;
And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:
14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
(to wit, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James the Son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the zealot,
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James,
16 and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor: )
17 And he came down with them, and stood on a level place with a great multitude of his disciples, and a great crowd of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.
and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,
18 And they that were harassed with unclean spirits were cured.
even those that were tormented by impure spirits: and they were healed.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all.
And all the people endeavoured to touch Him, for there went a divine virtue out of Him, and healed them all.
20 And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.
Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man.
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and reject you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as infamous on account of the Son of man.
23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for lo! your reward is great in heaven; for thus their fathers did to the prophets.
Rejoice in that day, and be exceeding glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for thus did their fathers to the prophets.
24 But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
But wo unto you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you that are full now! for ye will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye will mourn and weep.
Wo unto you that are full; for ye shall be hungry. Wo unto you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe, when all men speak well of you! for so did their fathers of the false prophets.
Wo unto you when all men speak well of you; for their fathers did the same to the false prophets.
27 But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;
But I say unto you my hearers, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,
28 bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.
bless them that curse you, and pray for them that abuse you;
29 To him that smiteth thee on one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.
to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:
30 Give to every one that asketh of thee; and from him that taketh away thy goods, demand them not again.
give to him that asketh thee, and from him that taketh thy goods on loan demand nothing.
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also in like manner to them.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.
32 And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve? for sinners also love those who love them.
If ye love only them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even the wicked love those that love them:
33 For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.
and if ye do good offices to them that do good to you, what thanks are due to you? for even wicked men do the same.
34 And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.
And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.
35 But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.
But do ye love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing from it: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of the most High; for He is kind even to the ungrateful and the wicked:
36 Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.
be ye therefore merciful as your heavenly Father also is merciful.
37 And judge not, and ye will not be judged; and condemn not, and ye will not be condemned; forgive, and ye will be forgiven;
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.
give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed and shaken down and running over, shall they give into your bosom: for by the same measure, which ye measure with, shall it be measured back again to you.
39 And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher; but every one when fully instructed will be as his teacher.
the learner is not above his teacher, tho' every complete scholar will become as learned as his master.
41 And why dost thou look at the mote in thy brother's eye, and not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?
But why dost thou look at the chaff in thy brother's eye, and takest no notice of the beam that is in thine own?
42 How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me take out the splinter that is in thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see distinctly how to take out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye.
43 For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, there is no bad tree that beareth good fruit.
For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit; for from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble-bush do they gather grapes.
for every tree is known by it's fruit; for men do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.
45 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 his heart his mouth speaketh.
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 of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
But why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not practise what I teach you?
47 Every one that cometh to me and heareth my sayings and doeth them, I will show you whom he is like.
Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation on a rock; and when a flood arose, the stream dashed against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.
he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.
49 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 dashed, and it fell at once, and the ruin of that house was great.
But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.
