Luke 6:12–38

The Twelve Apostles

¹²In these days ^jhe went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. ¹³And when day came, ^khe called his disciples ^land ^mchose from them twelve, whom he named ⁿapostles: ¹⁴Simon, ^owhom he named Peter, and ^pAndrew his brother, and ^pJames and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, ¹⁵and ^qMatthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called ^rthe Zealot, ¹⁶and ^sJudas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude

¹⁷And ^the came down with them and stood on a level place, with ^ua great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of ^vTyre and Sidon, ¹⁸who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. ^wAnd those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all the crowd ^xsought to touch him, for ^ypower came out from him and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

²⁰And ^zhe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^aand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^byours is the kingdom of God.

^21c“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

^d“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²²“Blessed are you when ^epeople hate you and when they ^fexclude you and revile you and ^gspurn your name as evil, ^hon account of the Son of Man! ²³ⁱRejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for ^jso their fathers did to the prophets.

Jesus Pronounces Woes

^24k“But woe to you who are rich, ^lfor you ^mhave received your consolation.

²⁵“Woe to you who are full now, for ⁿyou shall be hungry.

“Woe to ^oyou who laugh now, ^ofor you shall mourn and weep.

²⁶“Woe to you, ^pwhen all people speak well of you, for ^qso their fathers did to ^rthe false prophets.

Love Your Enemies

²⁷“But I say to you who hear, ^sLove your enemies, ^tdo good to those who hate you, ^28ubless those who curse you, ^spray for those who abuse you. ^29vTo one who ^wstrikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic² either. ^30xGive to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. ³¹And ^yas you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

^32z“If you love those who love you, what benefit 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 benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴And ^aif you ^blend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. ³⁵But ^clove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^dyou will be sons of ^ethe Most High, for ^fhe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. ^36gBe merciful, even as ^hyour Father is merciful.

Judging Others

^37ij“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; ^jforgive, and you will be forgiven; ^38kgive, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put ^linto your lap. For ^mwith the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”