Luqas (Luke) 6:27-49

“But I say to you who are hearing: Love your enemies, do good to those hating you. “Bless those cursing you, and pray for those insulting you. “And to him who hits you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your outer garment, do not withhold the inner garment either. “And give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away what is yours do not ask it back. “And as you wish men should do to you, you also do to them in the same way. “And if you love those loving you, what favour have you? For sinners, too, love those loving them. “And if you do good to those doing good to you, what favour have you? For even sinners do the same. “And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive back, what favour have you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. Rather, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting none in return. And your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High. Because He is kind to the thankless and wicked ones. “Therefore be compassionate, as your Father also is compassionate. “And do not judge, and you shall not be judged at all. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned at all. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be given to you. A good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over shall be put into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall be measured back to you. And He spoke a parable to them, “Is a blind able to lead a blind? Shall they not both fall into a pit? “A taught one is not above his teacher, but everyone perfected shall be like his teacher. And why do you see the splinter in your brother’s eye, but are not aware of the plank in your own eye?” “Or how are you able to say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,’ not seeing the plank in your own eye? Hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to take out the splinter that is in your brother’s eye. “For a good tree does not yield rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree yield good fruit. “For each tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. “The good man brings forth what is good out of the good treasure of his heart, and the wicked man brings forth what is wicked out of the wicked treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks. “But why do you call Me ‘Master, Master,’ and do not do what I say? “Everyone who is coming to Me, and is hearing My words and is doing them, I shall show you whom he is like: “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood came, the stream burst against that house, but was unable to shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But the one hearing and not doing, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.