Luke 6:12–38

Choosing the Twelve

¹²It was ¹at this time that He went off to ^athe mountain to ^bpray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

¹³And when day came, ^aHe called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as ^bapostles:

¹⁴Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and ¹James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;

¹⁵and ^aMatthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;

¹⁶Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

¹⁷Jesus ^acame down with them and stood on a level place; and there was ^ba large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of ^cTyre and Sidon,

¹⁸who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.

¹⁹And all the ¹people were trying to ^atouch Him, for ^bpower was coming from Him and healing them all.

The Beatitudes

²⁰And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, “^aBlessed are ¹you who are poor, for ^byours is the kingdom of God.

²¹“Blessed are ¹you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²²“^aBlessed are you when men hate you, and ^bostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

²³“Be glad in that day and ^aleap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For ^bin the same way their fathers used to ¹treat the prophets.

²⁴“But woe to ^ayou who are rich, for ^byou are receiving your comfort in full.

²⁵“Woe to you who ¹are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

²⁶“Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to ¹treat the ^afalse prophets in the same way.

²⁷“But I say to you who hear, ^alove your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

²⁸bless those who curse you, ^apray for those who ¹mistreat you.

²⁹“^aWhoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your ¹coat, do not withhold your ²shirt from him either.

³⁰“Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

³¹“^1aTreat others the same way you want ²them to treat you.

³²“^aIf you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

³³“If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

³⁴“^aIf you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

³⁵“But ^alove your enemies, and do good, and lend, ¹expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be ^bsons of ^cthe Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

³⁶“¹Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

³⁷“^aDo not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; ^1bpardon, and you will be pardoned.

³⁸“Give, and it will be given to you. They will ¹pour ^ainto your lap a ^bgood measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”