Luke 6:1–49

¹Now on a sabbath he happened to be passing through grainfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them with their hands.²At this some of the Pharisees said: “Why are ​YOU​ doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”³But Jesus said in reply to them: “Have ​YOU​ never read the very thing David did when he and the men with him got hungry?⁴How he entered into the house of God and received the loaves of presentation and ate and gave some to the men with him, which it is lawful for no one to eat but for the priests only?”⁵And he went on to say to them: “Lord of the sabbath is what the Son of man is.”

⁶In the course of another sabbath he entered into the synagogue and began teaching. And there was a man present whose right hand was withered.⁷The scribes and the Pharisees were now watching him closely to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, in order to find some way to accuse him.⁸He, however, knew their reasonings, yet he said to the man with the withered hand: “Get up and stand in the center.” And he rose and took his stand.⁹Then Jesus said to them: “I ask ​YOU​ men, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do injury, to save or to destroy a soul?”¹⁰And after looking around at them all, he said to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored.¹¹But they became filled with madness, and they began to talk over with one another what they might do to Jesus.

¹²In the progress of these days he went out into the mountain to pray, and he continued the whole night in prayer to God.¹³But when it became day he called his disciples to him and chose from among them twelve, whom he also named apostles:¹⁴Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bar‧thol′o‧mew,¹⁵and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Al‧phae′us, and Simon who is called “the zealous one,”¹⁶and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Is‧car′i‧ot, who turned traitor.

¹⁷And he came down with them and took his station on a level place, and there was a great crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all of Ju‧de′a and Jerusalem and the maritime country of Tyre and Si′don, who came to hear him and be healed of their sicknesses.¹⁸Even those troubled with unclean spirits were cured.¹⁹And all the crowd were seeking to touch him, because power was going out of him and healing them all.

²⁰And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and began to say:

“Happy are ​YOU​ poor, because ​YOURS​ is the kingdom of God.

²¹“Happy are ​YOU​ who hunger now, because ​YOU​ will be filled.

“Happy are ​YOU​ who weep now, because ​YOU​ will laugh.

²²“Happy are ​YOU​ whenever men hate ​YOU, and whenever they exclude ​YOU​ and reproach ​YOU​ and cast out ​YOUR​ name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.²³Rejoice in that day and leap, for, look! ​YOUR​ reward is great in heaven, for those are the same things their forefathers used to do to the prophets.

²⁴“But woe to ​YOU​ rich persons, because ​YOU​ are having ​YOUR​ consolation in full.

²⁵“Woe to ​YOU​ who are filled up now, because ​YOU​ will go hungry.

“Woe, ​YOU​ who are laughing now, because ​YOU​ will mourn and weep.

²⁶“Woe, whenever all men speak well of ​YOU, for things like these are what their forefathers did to the false prophets.

²⁷“But I say to ​YOU​ who are listening, Continue to love ​YOUR​ enemies, to do good to those hating ​YOU,²⁸to bless those cursing ​YOU, to pray for those who are insulting ​YOU.²⁹To him that strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also; and from him that takes away your outer garment, do not withhold even the undergarment.³⁰Give to everyone asking you, and from the one taking your things away do not ask [them] back.

³¹“Also, just as ​YOU​ want men to do to ​YOU, do the same way to them.

³²“And if ​YOU​ love those loving ​YOU, of what credit is it to ​YOU? For even the sinners love those loving them.³³And if ​YOU​ do good to those doing good to ​YOU, really of what credit is it to ​YOU? Even the sinners do the same.³⁴Also, if ​YOU​ lend [without interest] to those from whom ​YOU​ hope to receive, of what credit is it to ​YOU? Even sinners lend [without interest] to sinners that they may get back as much.³⁵To the contrary, continue to love ​YOUR​ enemies and to do good and to lend [without interest], not hoping for anything back; and ​YOUR​ reward will be great, and ​YOU​ will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind toward the unthankful and wicked.³⁶Continue becoming merciful, just as ​YOUR​ Father is merciful.

³⁷“Moreover, stop judging, and ​YOU​ will by no means be judged; and stop condemning, and ​YOU​ will by no means be condemned. Keep on releasing, and ​YOU​ will be released.³⁸Practice giving, and people will give to ​YOU. They will pour into ​YOUR​ laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that ​YOU​ are measuring out, they will measure out to ​YOU​ in return.”

³⁹Then he also spoke an illustration to them: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Both will tumble into a pit, will they not?⁴⁰A pupil is not above his teacher, but everyone that is perfectly instructed will be like his teacher.⁴¹Why, then, do you look at the straw that is in your brother’s eye, but do not observe the rafter that is in your own eye?⁴²How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to extract the straw that is in your eye,’ while you yourself are not looking at the rafter in that eye of yours? Hypocrite! First extract the rafter from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to extract the straw that is in your brother’s eye.

⁴³“For there is not a fine tree producing rotten fruit; again there is not a rotten tree producing fine fruit.⁴⁴For each tree is known by its own fruit. For example, people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they cut grapes off a thornbush.⁴⁵A good man brings forth good out of the good treasure of his heart, but a wicked man brings forth what is wicked out of his wicked [treasure]; for out of the heart’s abundance his mouth speaks.

⁴⁶“Why, then, do ​YOU​ call me ‘Lord! Lord!’ but do not do the things I say?⁴⁷Everyone that comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show ​YOU​ whom he is like:⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundation upon the rock‐mass. Consequently, when a flood arose, the river dashed against that house, but was not strong enough to shake it, because of its being well built.⁴⁹On the other hand, he who hears and does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. Against it the river dashed, and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house became great.”