Luke 6

Lord of the Sabbath

6On a Sabbath, ^bHe passed through the grainfields. ^cHis disciples were picking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. ²But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” ^d

³Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry— ⁴how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the ^•sacred bread, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat? ^eHe even gave some to those who were with him.” ^f5Then He told them, “The ^•Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

The Man with the Paralyzed Hand

⁶On another Sabbath ^gHe entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed. ⁷The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, ^hto see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him. ⁱ⁸But He knew their thoughts ^jand told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up and stand here.” ^kSo he got up and stood there. ⁹Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to destroy it?” ^l10After looking around at them all, ^mHe told him, “Stretch out your hand.” ⁿHe did so, and his hand was restored. ^o11They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

The 12 Apostles

¹²During those days He went out to the mountain to pray ^pand spent all night in prayer to God. ¹³When daylight came, He summoned His disciples, ^qand He chose 12 of them—He also named them apostles: ^r

¹⁴Simon, whom He also named Peter,

and Andrew his brother;

James and John;

Philip and Bartholomew;

¹⁵Matthew and Thomas; ^s

James the son of Alphaeus,

and Simon called the Zealot;

¹⁶Judas the son of James,

and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Teaching and Healing

¹⁷After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. ^t18They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those tormented by unclean spirits were made well. ¹⁹The whole crowd was trying to touch Him, ^ubecause power was coming out from Him and healing them all. ^v

The Beatitudes

²⁰Then looking up at ^wHis disciples, He said: ^x

You who are poor are blessed,

because the kingdom of God is yours.

²¹You who are now hungry are blessed,

because you will be filled.

You who now weep are blessed,

because you will laugh.

²²You are blessed when people hate you,

when they exclude you, ^yinsult you,

and slander your name as evil ^z

because of the Son of Man. ^a

²³“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note—your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets. ^b

Woe to the Self-Satisfied

²⁴But woe to you who are rich,

for you have received your comfort.

²⁵Woe to you who are now full,

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you ^cwho are now laughing,

for you will mourn and weep.

²⁶Woe to you ^d

when all people speak well of you,

for this is the way their ancestors

used to treat the false prophets. ^e

Love Your Enemies

²⁷“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you, ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ^f29If anyone hits you on the cheek, ^goffer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either. ³⁰Give to everyone who asks you, and from one who takes your things, don’t ask for them back. ³¹Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them. ^h32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. ⁱ³³If you do what is good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. ³⁴And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? ^jEven sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full. ³⁵But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. ^kFor He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. ³⁶Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. ^l

Do Not Judge

³⁷“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. ^mDo not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. ⁿ³⁸Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. ^oFor with the measure you use, ^pit will be measured back to you.” ^q

³⁹He also told them a parable: “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit? ^r40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. ^s

⁴¹“Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the log in your own eye? ⁴²Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the log in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the log out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck in your brother’s eye.

A Tree and Its Fruit

⁴³“A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit. ^t44For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thornbushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. ⁴⁵A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

The Two Foundations

⁴⁶“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say? ^u47I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them: ^v48He is like a man building a house, who dug deep ^wand laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built. ⁴⁹But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great!” ^x