Luke 6
6
Jesus Is Lord over the Sabbath
1One Sabbath day Jesus was walking through some fields of grain. His followers picked the heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. 2Some Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?”
3Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he and those with him were hungry? 4He went into God’s house and took and ate the holy bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he gave some to the people who were with him.” 5Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.”
Jesus Heals a Man’s Hand
6On another Sabbath day Jesus went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man with a crippled right hand was there. 7The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if Jesus would heal on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him. 8But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand up here in the middle of everyone.” The man got up and stood there. 9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” 10Jesus looked around at all of them and said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held out his hand, and it was healed.
11But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were very angry and discussed with each other what they could do to Jesus.
Jesus Chooses His Apostles
12At that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the night praying to God. 13The next morning, Jesus called his followers to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles: 14Simon (Jesus named him Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (called the Zealot), 16Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later turned Jesus over to his enemies.
Jesus Teaches and Heals
17Jesus and the apostles came down from the mountain, and he stood on level ground. A large group of his followers was there, as well as many people from all around Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast cities of Tyre and Sidon. 18They all came to hear Jesus teach and to be healed of their sicknesses, and he healed those who were troubled by evil spirits. 19All the people were trying to touch Jesus, because power was coming from him and healing them all.
20Jesus looked at his followers and said,
“You people who are poor are blessed,
because the kingdom of God belongs to you.
21You people who are now hungry are blessed,
because you will be satisfied.
You people who are now crying are blessed,
because you will laugh with joy.
22“People will hate you, shut you out, insult you, and say you are evil because you follow the Son of Man. But when they do, you will be blessed. 23Be full of joy at that time, because you have a great reward in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
24“But how terrible it will be for you who are rich,
because you have had your easy life.
25How terrible it will be for you who are full now,
because you will be hungry.
How terrible it will be for you who are laughing now,
because you will be sad and cry.
26“How terrible when everyone says only good things about you, because their ancestors said the same things about the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies
27“But I say to you who are listening, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who are cruel to you. 29If anyone slaps you on one cheek, offer him the other cheek, too. If someone takes your coat, do not stop him from taking your shirt. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and when someone takes something that is yours, don’t ask for it back. 31Do to others what you would want them to do to you. 32If you love only the people who love you, what praise should you get? Even sinners love the people who love them. 33If you do good only to those who do good to you, what praise should you get? Even sinners do that! 34If you lend things to people, always hoping to get something back, what praise should you get? Even sinners lend to other sinners so that they can get back the same amount! 35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without hoping to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God, because he is kind even to people who are ungrateful and full of sin. 36Show mercy, just as your Father shows mercy.
Look at Yourselves
37“Don’t judge others, and you will not be judged. Don’t accuse others of being guilty, and you will not be accused of being guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you.”
39Jesus told them this story: “Can a blind person lead another blind person? No! Both of them will fall into a ditch. 40A student is not better than the teacher, but the student who has been fully trained will be like the teacher.
41“Why do you notice the little piece of dust in your friend’s eye, but you don’t notice the big piece of wood in your own eye? 42How can you say to your friend, ‘Friend, let me take that little piece of dust out of your eye’ when you cannot see that big piece of wood in your own eye! You hypocrite! First, take the wood out of your own eye. Then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your friend’s eye.
Two Kinds of Fruit
43“A good tree does not produce bad fruit, nor does a bad tree produce good fruit. 44Each tree is known by its own fruit. People don’t gather figs from thornbushes, and they don’t get grapes from bushes. 45Good people bring good things out of the good they stored in their hearts. But evil people bring evil things out of the evil they stored in their hearts. People speak the things that are in their hearts.
Two Kinds of People
46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? 47I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me and hears my words and obeys. 48That person is like a man building a house who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the floods came, the water tried to wash the house away, but it could not shake it, because the house was built well. 49But the one who hears my words and does not obey is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation. When the floods came, the house quickly fell and was completely destroyed.”
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The Holy Bible, New Century Version, Copyright © 2005 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Luke 6
6
1And 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. 2But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath? 3And 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, 4how 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? 5And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also. 6And 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. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him. 8But 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. 9Jesus 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? 10And 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. 11But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
12And 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. 13And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles: 14Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot, 16and Judas brother of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also his betrayer; 17and 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; 18and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed. 19And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.
20And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh. 22Blessed 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: 23rejoice 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. 24But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation. 25Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep. 26Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
27But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you; 28bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully. 29To 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. 30To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back. 31And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner. 32And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them. 33And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same. 34And 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. 35But 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. 36Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
37And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you. 38Give, 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. 39And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind man lead a blind man? shall not both fall into the ditch? 40The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher. 41But 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? 42or 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. 43For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit; 44for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble. 45The 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. 46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say? 47Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like. 48He 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. 49And 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.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.