Luke 6
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Plucking and Eating Heads of Grain on a Sabbath
Matt. 12:1-8; Mk. 2:23-28
1 Now it occurred that on a Sabbath, as He was going through the cornfields, that His disciples were plucking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? 3 And in reply, Jesus said to them, “Have you not read this, * what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him? 4 how he entered the house of God, and having taken the bread * of the presentation, * ate it and gave to those with him— which is not lawful for any * to eat, except the priests alone?” 5 So He began to say to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand
Matt. 12:9-14; Mk. 3:1-6
6 Now it occurred that on another Sabbath, He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there, and his right hand was shrivelled. 7 Then the scribes and the Pharisees were observing Him carefully to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find a basis to accuse Him. 8 But He knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the shrivelled hand, “Arise, and stand in the middle.” And when he got up, he stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it” * 10 And having looked around at them all, He said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did it, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with rage, and began conversing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Choosing of the Twelve
Matt. 10:1-4; Mk. 3:13-19
12 Now it occurred that in these days, He went out to the mountain to pray and spent the whole night in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, He summoned to Himself His disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James, and John,* and Philip, and Bartholomew; 15 and Matthew, and Thomas,* and James, son of Alphaeus,* and Simon, who was called the Zealot; 16 and Judas, son of James,* and Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer.
Jesus Before a Great Multitude
Matt. 4:23-25
17 Then, having descended with them, He stood on a level place, and a large crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon— 18 who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases—and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were healed. 19 And the whole crowd was seeking to touch Him, because power was going out from Him and healing them all.
The Sermon on the Plain: Blessings and Woes
Matt. 5:1-12
20 And when He raised His eyes towards His disciples, He began to say:
“Blessed are the poor, * because yours is the kingdom of God.
21 “Blessed are those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied.
“Blessed are those who weep now, because you will laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when men* hate you, and when they exclude you, and defame you, and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to treat the prophets in the same way.
24 “But woe to you who are rich, because you have obtained your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who have had your fill now, because you will be hungry.
“Woe to those who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
26 “Woe, when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.
The Sermon on the Plain: Love for Enemies
Matt. 5:38-48; 7:12a
27 “But to you, to those who hear, I assert: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you. 29 To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from the one who takes away your cloak,* do not even withhold your tunic.* 30 To everyone who asks you, give; and from the one who takes away what belongs to you, do not ask for it back.
31 And just as you desire that men would do to you, do to them in like manner. 32 “And if you love those who love you, what kind of credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them! 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what commendation is that to you? For even the sinners love those who love them. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive back, what commendation is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, in order that they may receive the same amount. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be compassionate, even as your Father is compassionate.
The Sermon on the Plain: Judging and Condemning Others and Forgiveness
Matt. 7:1-5
37 “And judge not, and you will never be judged; and condemn not, and you will never be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, running over—will they pour out into your lap. For with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you in return.”
39 And He also spoke to them a parable: “Can a blind person lead a blind person? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone, when fully prepared, will be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not take out the log that is in your own eye? 42 How are you able to say to your brother, “Brother, permit me to take out the speck that is in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the log in your own eye. Hypocrite! First take out the log from your own eye, and then you will have clear vision to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
The Sermon on the Plain: the Good Man and the Evil Person
Matt. 7:17-20; 12:34b-35
43 “For it is not a good tree that yields rotten fruit, nor, on the other hand, a rotten tree that yields good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorn-bushes, nor do they harvest grapes from brambles. 45 The good man * out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
The Sermon on the Plain: the Two Foundations
Matt. 7:24-27
46 “And why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 “Everyone who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them—I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and deepened and laid the foundation on the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house and could not shake it, because it had been well-built. 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the torrent burst upon, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Notes
3 This is a reference to I Sam. 21:1-6
4 Greek loaves
4 Or the loaves of the Presence
4 The phrase for any is supplied to the text on a contextual basis for the purpose of clarification
9 Two ancient Greek manuscripts insert the contrastive independent clause but they were silent at this point to synchronise the text with a parallel reading in Mk. 3:4
14 One ancient Greek manuscript inserts the expression the brother of James, (and He gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”) to form a Synoptic parallel with Mk. 3:17
15 One ancient Greek manuscript inserts the appositive participial phrase called Didymus at this point, in order to harmonise the text with Jn. 11:16
15 Greek James, of Alphaeus
16 Greek Judas, of James
20 Some ancient Greek manuscripts insert the expression in the Spirit here, in order to harmonise the text with a Synoptic parallel reading in Matt. 5:3
22 Or people , as the term is understood in a generic sense. So also vv. 26,31
29 Or coat
29 Or shirt
45 Or person, as the term is understood in a generic sense
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