Luke 6:12–38

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.”