Luke 6
1 Now it happened on a Sabbath that Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them between their hands, and eating the grain.
AND it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing something that is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”
And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
3 Answering them, Jesus said, “Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and the men who were with him?
And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
4 He went into the house of God, and took the bread of the presence and ate some of it, and also gave some to the men who were with him to eat, even though it was only lawful for the priests to eat it.”
How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
5 Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
6 It happened on another Sabbath that he went into the synagogue and taught the people there. A man was there whose right hand was withered.
And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
7 The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him closely to see whether he would heal someone on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew what they were thinking and he said to the man whose hand was withered, “Get up, and stand here in the middle of everyone.” So the man got up and stood there.
But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9 Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?”
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 destroy it?
10 Then he looked around at them all and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored.
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 But they were filled with anger and they talked to each other about what they might do to Jesus.
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
12 It happened in those days that he went out to the mountain to pray. He continued all night in prayer to God.
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
13 When it was day, he called his disciples to him, and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles.
And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 The names of the apostles were Simon (whom he 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 who was called the Zealot,
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,
16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17 Then Jesus came down the mountain with them and stood on a level place with a large crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 They had come to listen to him and to be healed of their diseases. People who were troubled with unclean spirits were also healed.
And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
19 Everyone in the crowd kept trying to touch him because power to heal was coming out from him, and he healed them all.
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
20 Then he looked at his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.
23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because you will surely have a great reward in heaven, for their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.
Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry later. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep later.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 But I say to you who are listening, love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
28 Bless those who curse you and pray for those who mistreat you.
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer him also the other. If someone takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.
30 Give to everyone who asks you. If someone takes away something that belongs to you, do not ask him to give it back to you.
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 As you want people to do to you, you should do the same to them.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 If you only love people who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 If you do good only to people who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34 If you only lend to people from whom you expect to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35 But love your enemies and do good to them. Lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind toward unthankful and evil people.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Be ye therefore merciful, 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 others, and you 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. A generous amount—pressed down, shaken together and spilling over—will pour into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
39 Then he also told them a parable. “Can a blind person guide another blind person? If he did, they would both fall into a pit, would they not?
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
40 A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
41 Why do you look at the tiny piece of straw that is in your brother's eye, but you do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the piece of straw that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not even see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the piece of straw that is in your brother's eye.
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43 For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor is there a rotten tree that produces good fruit.
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 For each tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces. For people do not gather figs from a thornbush, nor do they gather grapes from a briar bush.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
45 The good man from the good treasure of his heart produces what is good, and the evil man from the evil treasure of his heart produces what is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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 of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and yet you do not obey the things that I say?
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Every person who comes to me and hears my words and obeys them, I will tell you what he is like.
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep in the ground and built the house's foundation on solid rock. When a flood came, the torrent of water flowed against that house, but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But the person who hears my words and does not obey them, he is like a man who built a house on top of the ground without a foundation. When the torrent of water flowed against that house, it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was complete.”
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
