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.
And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], 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 lawful to do on the sabbath?
3 Jesus’ answer was, “Haven’t you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions –
And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he 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 the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that [any] eat, unless 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 of the sabbath also.
6 On another Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man 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 scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.
8 Jesus, however, knew what was in 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 said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood [there].
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?”
Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?
10 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.
And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did [so] and his hand was restored 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 madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should 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 it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the 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 was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:
14 They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, [and] James and John, [and] Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,
[and] Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,
16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a traitor.
[and] Judas [brother] of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also [his] betrayer;
17 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,
and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude 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;
18 who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
and those that were beset by unclean spirits 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 crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed 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 he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall 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 shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from them], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
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 in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.
24 But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comforts in full.
But woe to you rich, for 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 that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall 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 all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 But to you who hear I say – love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.
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 that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.
30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and, when anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.
To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.
31 Do to others as you wish them to do to you.
And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.
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 that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that 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 that do good to you, what thank is it to 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 those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? [for] even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.
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, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.
36 Learn to be merciful – even as your Father is merciful.
Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also 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 judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.
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 shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.
39 Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, “Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind [man] lead a blind [man]? shall not both fall into [the] ditch?
40 A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall 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?
But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is 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 canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow [me], I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.
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 there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces 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 every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.
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 good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: 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 call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not 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 one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew 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 building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on 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.”
And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
