Luke 6
1 And on a sabbath it occurred, as Jesus walked among the tilled grounds, that his disciples plucked ears, and rubbed them in their hands and ate.
Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.
2 And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do ye that, which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
3 Jesus replied, and said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and those with him?
"Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;
4 How he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Lord's table, and gave it to those that were with him; which it was not lawful, except for the priests only, to eat?
how he entered the house of God and took and ate the Presented Loaves and gave some to his followers--loaves which none but the Priests are allowed to eat?"
5 And he said to them: The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
6 And on another sabbath, he entered a synagogue and taught. And a man was there, whose right hand was withered.
On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.
7 And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.
The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.
8 And as he knew their thoughts, he said to the man with a withered hand: Rise and come into the midst of the congregation. And when he came and stood there,
He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there.
9 Jesus said to them: I ask you, What is it lawful to do on the sabbath? that which is good? or that which is evil? to save life or to destroy it?
Then Jesus said to them, "I put it to you all whether we are allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil; to save a life, or to destroy it."
10 And he looked upon them all; and then said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched out his hand, and it was restored like the other.
And looking round upon them all He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He did so, and the arm was restored.
11 And they were filled with envy; and they conferred one with another, what they should do to Jesus.
But they were filled with madness, and began to discuss with one another what they should do to Jesus.
12 And in those days, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray; and he passed the night there, in prayer to God.
About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.
13 And when the day dawned, he called his disciples, and selected from them twelve, whom he named Legates:
When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
14 Simon whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James, and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who was called Zelotes,
Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
James's relative Judas, and Judas Iscariot who proved to be a traitor.
17 And Jesus descended with them, and stood in the plain; and a great company of his disciples, and a multitude of assembled people, from all Judaea, and from Jerusalem and from the seashore of Tyre and Sidon; who came to hear his discourse, and to be healed of their diseases;
With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
18 and they who were afflicted by unclean spirits: and they were healed.
and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him; for there went a virtue out of him and healed them all.
The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.
20 And he lifted his eyes upon his disciples, and said: Blessed are ye poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.
Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.
"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and repel you, and revile you, and cast out your names as base, for the Son of man's sake.
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.
23 Rejoice in that day and exult, for your reward is great in heaven; for so did their fathers to the prophets.
"Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!
24 But, woe to you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation.
"But alas for you rich men, because you already have your consolation!
25 Woe to you that are full; for ye will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now, for ye will weep and mourn.
"Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!
26 Woe to you, when men shall speak your praise; for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
"Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets!
27 And to you who hear, I say: Love your enemies; and do favors to them that hate you;
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;
28 and bless them that curse you; and pray for them that drag you with violence.
bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
29 To him that smiteth thee on thy cheek, offer the other: and from him that taketh away thy cloak, keep not back thy tunic.
To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
30 To every one that asketh of thee, give thou: and from him that taketh thy property, demand it not.
To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, so do ye also to them.
And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
32 For, if ye love them that love you, what goodness is it in you? For even sinners love those that love them.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.
33 And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what goodness is it in you? For even sinners do the same.
And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.
34 And if ye lend to one from whom ye expect recompense, what goodness is it in you? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive adequate recompense.
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is it to you? Even bad men lend to their fellows so as to receive back an equal amount.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do them good; and lend ye, and disappoint the hopes of no one: and great will be your reward, and ye will be children of the Highest; for he is kind to the evil, and to the unthankful.
Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father is merciful.
Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.
37 Judge not, and ye will not be judged: condemn not, and ye will not be condemned: release, and ye will be released.
"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; pardon, and you shall be pardoned;
38 Give ye, and it will be given to you; in good measure, pressed down, and running over, will they cast into your lap. For, with what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.
give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."
39 And he spake a similitude to them: Can a blind man lead a blind? Will not both fall into the ditch?
He also spoke to them in figurative language. "Can a blind man lead a blind man?" He asked; "would not both fall into the ditch?
40 No disciple is better than his teacher; for whoever is perfect, will be like his teacher.
There is no disciple who is superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.
41 And why observest thou the straw that is in thy brother's eye, but regardest not the beam that is in thy own eye?
"And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?
42 Or how canst thou say to thy brothers, My brother, allow me to pluck the straw from thy eye; when, lo, the beam that is in thy own eye, thou regardest not. Hypocrite! first cast the beam out thy eye, and then thy vision will be clear to pluck the straw from thy brother's eye.
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.
43 There is no good tree, that beareth bad fruits; nor a bad tree, that beareth good fruits.
"There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its fruits. Do men gather figs from thorn-bushes? So, neither do they pluck grapes from brambles.
Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes.
45 A good man, from the good treasure that is in his heart, bringeth out good things: and a bad man, from the bad treasure that is in his heart, bringeth out bad things. For, from the abundance of the heart, the lips speak.
A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
46 And why call ye me, My Lord, my Lord; while ye do not that which I command you?
"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?
47 Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show to whom he is like:
Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.
48 He is like a man that built a house; and he dug and went deep, and laid the foundations on a rock: and when a flood occurred, the flood rushed upon that house, and could not move it, for its foundation rested on a rock.
He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.
49 But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built his house upon the earth, without a foundation; and when the torrent rushed upon it, it fell immediately, and the ruin of that house was great.
But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."
