Luke 6:1–49
6 Now ait happened 1on 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 bwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
3 But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, cwhat 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, dwhich 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 eNow 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 fheal on the Sabbath, that they might find an gaccusation against Him. 8 But He hknew 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: iIs it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or 2to destroy?” 10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to 3the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored 4as whole as the other. 11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Selection of the Twelve Apostles
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in jprayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; kand from them He chose ltwelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, mwhom 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 nthe son of James, and oJudas 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 pand 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 qsought to rtouch Him, for spower went out from Him and healed them all.
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
t“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
21 uBlessed are you who hunger now,
wBlessed are you who weep now,
For you shall xlaugh.
22 yBlessed are you when men hate you,
And when they zexclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
23 aRejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For bin like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
24 “But cwoe to you dwho are rich,
For eyou have received your consolation.
25 fWoe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
gWoe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and hweep.
26 iWoe 6to you when 7all men speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Matt. 5:39–48; 7:1, 2, 12
27 j“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 kbless those who curse you, and lpray for those who spitefully use you. 29 mTo him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. nAnd from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 oGive to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 pAnd just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
32 q“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 rAnd 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 slove your enemies, tdo good, and ulend, 8hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and vyou will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 wTherefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
37 x“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. yForgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 zGive, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your abosom. For bwith the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind
39 And He spoke a parable to them: c“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 dA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 eAnd 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 f“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For gevery 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 hA good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil 9treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out iof the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Parable of the Two Foundations
46 j“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 kWhoever 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 1founded 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 2fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”