Luke 6

Jesus Works on the Sabbath

Matt. 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28

6Now ^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. ²And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing ^bwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”

³But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, ^cwhat David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: ⁴how 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?” ⁵And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Matt. 12:9–14; Mark 3:1–6

^6eNow it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. ⁷So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would ^fheal on the Sabbath, that they might find an ^gaccusation against Him. ⁸But He ^hknew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. ⁹Then 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?” ¹⁰And 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. ¹¹But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

Selection of the Twelve Apostles

Mark 3:13–19

¹²Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in ^jprayer to God. ¹³And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; ^kand from them He chose ^ltwelve whom He also named apostles: ¹⁴Simon, ^mwhom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; ¹⁵Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; ¹⁶Judas ⁿthe son of James, and ^oJudas Iscariot who also became a traitor.

¹⁷And 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, ¹⁸as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. ¹⁹And the whole multitude ^qsought to ^rtouch Him, for ^spower went out from Him and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

Matt. 5:1–12

²⁰Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:

^t“Blessed are you poor,

For yours is the kingdom of God.

^21uBlessed are you who hunger now,

For you shall be ^vfilled. ⁵

^wBlessed are you who weep now,

For you shall ^xlaugh.

^22yBlessed 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.

^23aRejoice 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.

^25fWoe to you who are full,

For you shall hunger.

^gWoe to you who laugh now,

For you shall mourn and ^hweep.

²⁶ⁱWoe ⁶to you when ⁷all men speak well of you,

For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Rules of Kingdom Life

Matt. 5:39–48; 7:1, 2, 12

^27j“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ^28kbless those who curse you, and ^lpray for those who spitefully use you. ^29mTo 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. ^30oGive to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. ^31pAnd just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.

^32q“But if you love those who love you, what credit 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 credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ^34rAnd 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. ³⁵But ^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. ^36wTherefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

^37x“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. ^yForgive, and you will be forgiven. ^38zGive, 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

Matt. 7:3–5, 16–18

³⁹And He spoke a parable to them: ^c“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? ^40dA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. ^41eAnd why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? ⁴²Or 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.

^43f“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. ⁴⁴For ^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. ^45hA 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

Matt. 7:21–27

^46j“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? ^47kWhoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: ⁴⁸He 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. ⁴⁹But 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.”