Luke 6
1 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.
Now it came to pass for him to be going through the grain fields on a particular sabbath, and his disciples were plucking the ears and were eating, rubbing them in their hands.
2 ‘Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?’ asked some of the Pharisees.
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the sabbath day?
3 Jesus’ answer was, ‘Haven’t you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions –
And having answered them, Jesus said, Have ye not read even this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,
4 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?’
how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the loaves of the presentation, and also gave to those who were with him, which is not permitted to eat, except the priests alone?
5 Then Jesus added, ‘The Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.’
And he said to them, The Son of man is lord also of the sabbath.
6 On another Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
And it also came to pass on another sabbath for him to enter into the synagogue and teach. And a man was there, and his right hand was withered.
7 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.
And the scholars and the Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.
8 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;
But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And having risen, he stood up.
9 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?’
Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?
10 Then, looking round at them all, he said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ The man did so; and his hand had become sound.
And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did, and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 But the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees were mad with rage, and consulted together what they could do to Jesus.
But they were filled with fury, and deliberated with each other what they might do to Jesus.
12 Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
And he happened in these days to go out onto the mountain to pray, and he was continuing all night in prayer to God.
13 When day came, he summoned his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom he also named “apostles.”
And when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose twelve from them, whom he also named apostles:
14 They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a traitor.
Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
17 Afterwards 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,
And having come down with them, he stood on a level place. And a company of his disciples, and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, were those who came to hear him, and to be healed from their diseases,
18 who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
also those who were afflicted with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
19 and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him, because a power went out from him which restored them all.
And all the multitude sought to touch him, because power came forth from him, and healed them all.
20 Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are those who hunger now, because ye will be filled. Blessed are those who weep now, because ye will laugh.
22 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.
Blessed are ye, when men will hate you, and when they will exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of man.
23 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.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did in the same way to the prophets.
24 But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comforts in full.
However, woe to you the rich, because ye have received your consolation.
25 Alas for you who are sated now, for you will hunger. Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Woe to you who are filled now, because ye will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, because ye will mourn and weep.
26 Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
Woe when men will speak well of you, for their fathers did in the same way to the false prophets.
27 But to you who hear I say – love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
But I say to you, to those who hear, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.
29 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.
To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.
30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and, when anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.
Give to every man who asks thee, and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back.
31 Do to others as you wish them to do to you.
And as ye desire that men would do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them!
And if ye love those who love you, what credit is for you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33 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!
And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what credit is for you? For even sinners do the same.
34 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!
And if ye lend to whom ye hope to receive, what credit is for you? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 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.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.
36 Learn to be merciful – even as your Father is merciful.
Become ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
And do not criticize, and ye will, no, not be criticized. And do not condemn, and ye will, no, not be condemned. Forgive, and ye will be forgiven.
38 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.’
Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye measure, it will be measured again to you.
39 Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, ‘Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
And he spoke a parable to them. Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
40 A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
A disciple is not above his teacher, but every disciple who is fully developed will be as his teacher.
41 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?
And why do thou see the speck in thy brother's eye, but do not perceive the beam in thine own eye?
42 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.
Or how can thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me to take out the speck that is in thine eye, when thou thyself do not see the beam in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck in thy brother's eye.
43 There is no such thing as a good tree bearing worthless fruit, or, on the other hand, a worthless tree bearing good fruit.
For a good tree is not producing corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree producing good fruit.
44 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.
For each tree is known from its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they harvest grapes from a bramble bush.
45 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.
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
46 Why do you call me “Master! Master!” and yet fail to do what I tell you?
And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and not do the things that I say?
47 Everyone who comes to me and listens to my teaching and acts on it – I will show you to whom they may be compared.
Every man who comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.
48 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.
He is like a man who builds a house, who dug and excavated, and laid a foundation upon the rock. And when a flood developed, the stream beat upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.
49 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.’
But he who heard, and not having done, is like a man who built a house upon the soil without a foundation, on which the stream beat, and straightaway it fell. And the ruin of that house became great.
