Luke Chapter 6
1 Now
it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain
and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said
to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"
3 But
Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read
this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
4 how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread,
and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the
priests to eat?" 5 And
He said to them, "The Son of Man is also Lord of
the Sabbath." 6 Now
it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught.
And a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 So the scribes and Pharisees
watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find
an accusation against Him. 8 But
He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Arise and stand here." And he arose and
stood. 9 Then
Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing: Is
it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to
save life or to destroy?" 10 And
when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and
his hand was restored as whole as the other. 11 But they were filled with
rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. 12 Now it came to pass in those
days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in
prayer to God. 13 And
when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He
chose twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named
Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15 Matthew and Thomas; James the son
of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James,
and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor. 17 And He came down with them and
stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of
people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their
diseases, 18 as
well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude sought
to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. 20 Then He lifted up His eyes
toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are
you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed
are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For
you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude
you, And revile you, and cast out your
name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. 23 Rejoice
in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your
reward is great in heaven, For in like manner
their fathers did to the prophets. 24 But
woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation. 25 Woe to
you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you
who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe to
you when all men
speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 "But
I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully
use you. 29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the
other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do
not withhold your tunic either. 30 Give
to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them
back. 31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them
likewise. 32 But if you love those who love you, what 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 credit is that to you? For even
sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive
back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive
as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and
lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will
be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful
and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your
Father also is merciful. 37 "Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not,
and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be
given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over
will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be
measured back to you." 39 And
He spoke a parable to them: "Can the blind lead
the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 A
disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will
be like his teacher. 41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but
do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how
can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is
in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own
eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see
clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye. 43 "For
a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do
not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his
mouth speaks. 46 "But why do you call Me 'Lord,
Lord,' and do not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever
comes to Me, and hears My
sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is
like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock.
And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and
could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. 49 But he
who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without
a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it
fell. And the ruin of that house was
great."