Luke 6
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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath Day
1One Sabbath day when Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began to break off heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. 2Some of the Pharisees said, “It’s against the Law to do that on the Sabbath day. Why are you doing it?”
3Jesus answered, “Haven’t you ever read what David did? When he and his men were hungry, 4he went into the house of God and took the holy bread. He ate the bread that only priests were allowed to eat, and he even gave it to his men.” 5Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.”
6On another Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began teaching. A man was there whose right hand was weak and twisted. 7The Pharisees and the teachers of the law wanted to have something they could hold against Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day. 8But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He said to the man who had the weak and twisted hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So the man got up and stood there.
9Then Jesus said to them, “What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good, or should we do evil? Should we save life, or should we destroy it?”
10He looked around at all of them. Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did this, and his hand was made as good as new. 11But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law got very angry. They began to talk to one another about what they could do to Jesus.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12On one of those days, Jesus went up onto a mountainside to pray. He spent the whole night praying to God. 13When morning came, he called his disciples together and chose 12 of them to be apostles. Here are their names:
14Simon, whom Jesus named Peter, and his brother Andrew,
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
15Matthew,
Thomas,
James, the son of Alphaeus,
Simon, who was called the Zealot,
16Judas, the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot, who later handed Jesus over to his enemies.
Jesus Gives Blessings and Warnings
17Jesus came down from the mountain with these men and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there, along with a large number of other people from all over Judea, including Jerusalem, and from the coastland around Tyre and Sidon. 18They had all come to hear Jesus and to be healed of their sicknesses. People who were troubled by evil spirits were made well, 19and everyone was trying to touch Jesus because power was coming from him and healing them all.
20Jesus looked at his disciples and said to them,
“Blessed are you who are poor,
because God’s kingdom belongs to you.
21Blessed are you who are hungry now,
because you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who mourn now,
because you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they have nothing to do with you,
when they say bad things about you,
and when they treat your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
23“The prophets of long ago were treated in the same way. So when these things happen to you, be glad and jump for joy. You will receive many blessings in heaven.
24“But woe to you who are rich!
You’ve already had your easy life.
25Woe to you who are well fed now!
You will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now!
You will cry and be sad.
26Woe to you when everyone says good things about you!
That’s how they treated the false prophets long ago.
Love Your Enemies
27“But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who call down curses on you, and pray for those who treat you badly. 29Suppose someone slaps you on one cheek. Then let them slap you on the other cheek as well. Suppose someone takes your coat. Don’t stop them from taking your shirt too. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, don’t try to get it back. 31Do to others as you want them to do to you.
32“Suppose you love those who love you. Should anyone praise you for that? Even sinners love those who love them. 33Suppose you do good to those who are good to you. Should anyone praise you? Even sinners do the same. 34And suppose you lend money to those who can pay you back. Should anyone praise you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting them to pay everything back. 35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then you will have a great reward. You will be children of the Most High God, who is kind to people who do wrong and are ungrateful. 36Show mercy to others, just as your Father shows mercy.
Be Fair When You Judge Other People
37“If you don’t judge other people, then you won’t be judged yourself. If you don’t condemn others, then you won’t be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A full amount will be poured into your lap, pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same measure you use for others will be used for you.”
39Jesus also gave them an illustration. He asked, “Can a person who is blind lead another blind person? Won’t they both fall into a pit? 40The student isn’t better than the teacher, but everyone who is completely trained will be like their teacher.
41“You look at the bit of sawdust in your friend’s eye, but you pay no attention to the chunk of wood in your own eye. 42While there is a log in your own eye, how can you say to your friend, ‘Let me take the bit of sawdust out of your eye’? Hypocrite! First take the piece of wood out of your own eye, and then you’ll be able to see clearly to take the bit of sawdust out of your friend’s eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
43“A good tree doesn’t bear bad fruit, and a bad tree doesn’t bear good fruit. 44You can tell any tree by the kind of fruit it bears. People don’t pick figs from thorns, and they don’t pick grapes from bushes. 45A good person says good things that come from the good stored up in their heart, but a bad person says bad things that come from the evil stored up in their heart, because a person’s mouth says whatever’s in their heart.
The Wise and Foolish Builders
46“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say? 47People who come and listen to me and do what I say are like this: 48They’re like a person who builds a house by digging down deep and laying its foundation on solid rock. When a flood comes, the river rushes against it, but the house can’t be shaken because it is well built. 49But here’s what people are like who listen to my words but don’t obey them: They’re like a person who builds a house on soft ground instead of solid rock. The moment the river rushes against that house, it falls down and is destroyed.”
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Luke 6
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Mt 12.1-8; Mk 2.23-28. #Deut 23.25. On a sabbath,#6.1 Other ancient authorities read On the second first sabbath (on the second sabbath after the first) while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2#Ex 20.10; 23.12; Deut 5.14. But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?” 3#1 Sam 21.1-6. And Jesus answered, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4#Lev 24.9. how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5And he said to them, “The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”
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Mt 12.9-14; Mk 3.1-6. On another sabbath, when he entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. 8But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10And he looked around on them all, and said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Mk 3.13-19; Mt 10.2-4; Acts 1.13. #Lk 3.21; 5.16; 9.18,28; 11.1. In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles; 14Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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Mt 5.1-2; 4.24-25; Mk 3.7-12. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; 18and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19#Mk 3.10; Mt 9.21; 14.36; Lk 5.17. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.
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Mt 5.3-12. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
“Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21“Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
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1 Pet 4.14; Jn 9.22; 16.2. “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! 23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
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Lk 10.13-15; 11.38-52; 17.1; 21.23; 22.22. #Lk 16.25; Jas 5.1-5; Mt 6.2. “But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
25“Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger.
“Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
26“Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
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Mt 5.39-44; Rom 12.17; 1 Cor 6.7. “But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. 29To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. 30Give to every one who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. 31#Mt 7.12. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.
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Mt 5.44-48. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35#Mt 5.9. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;#6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no man and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. 36Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
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Mt 7.1-2; Rom 2.1. “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38#Mk 4.24; Acts 20.35. give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
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Mt 15.14. He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40#Mt 10.24-25; Jn 13.16; 15.20. A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher. 41#Mt 7.3-5. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not 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 speck that is in your brother's eye.
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Mt 7.18-19; 12.33-35; Jas 3.11-12. “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; 44for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45#Mk 7.20. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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Mt 7.21. “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47#Mt 7.24-27; Jas 1.22-25. Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48he is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid the foundation upon rock; and when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it had been well built.#6.48 Other ancient authorities read founded upon the rock 49But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
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