Luke 6

 

1 And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first (which was the last day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread), that He went through the corn fields; and His disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

 

2 And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

 

3 And Jesus answered them and said, Have you not so much as read this, what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

 

4 How he went into the house of God (the temple), and did take and eat the show bread, and gave also to them who were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? (But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here).

 

5 And He said to them, the Son of man is the Lord (who made) the sabbath (who causes men to rest from all their labors).

 

6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

 

7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched Him, whether He would heal on the sabbath day; so that they might find an accusation against Him.

 

8 But He knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the middle. And he arose and stood forth.

 

9 Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? To save life, or to destroy it?

 

10 And looking around at them all (who refused to answer Him), He said to the man, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

 

11 And they were filled with rage and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

 

12 And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

 

13 And when it was day, He called His disciples: and from them He chose twelve, whom He also named apostles (because they were sent out by Him);

 

14 Simon, {whom 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 Zelotes,

 

16 And Judas, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.

 

17 And He came down with them (from the mountain), and stood on the plain, with the company of His disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

 

18 And those who were vexed with unclean (demonic) spirits: and they were healed.

 

19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him: for (when they did) power went out from Him and healed them all.

 

20 And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, Blessed are you the poor (in spirit who see you do not possess the ability to produce the fruit of God's life but instead look to Him): for the kingdom of God is yours.

 

21 Blessed are you that hunger (for His life) now (in the present evil world, seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness toward you): for you shall be filled (and satisfied). Blessed are you that weep (and cry out to God) now: for you shall laugh.

 

22 Blessed are you, when men shall hate (and persecute) you (for doing good), and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast (you) out (from their assembly slandering) your name as evil (not for any wrongdoing but for simply professing Christ as Lord), for the Son of man's sake (the Son of righteousness sake).

 

23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great (reserved for you in Christ) in heaven: for in the same manner did their fathers (persecute) the prophets (and the Son of man Himself).

 

24 But (grief and) woe upon you that are rich (from the life the world gives)! For you have received your consolation (from the world which perishes).

 

25 Woe (and sorrow) to you that are full (from the flesh that fades away)! For you shall hunger (and not be satisfied). Woe to you who (full of pride) laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep.

 

26 Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you! (for you love the praise of men more than the praise of God), For so did their fathers of the false prophets.

 

27 But I say to you who (have ears to) hear (that you have all things, and lack nothing so then), Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you,

 

28 Bless them that curse you and pray for them that spitefully use you (knowing that you have an incorruptible life from God that cannot be hurt or injured by the corruption in this world).

 

29 And to him that smites you on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that takes away your coat do not forbid him to take your shirt also.

 

30 Give to every man that asks of you; and of him that takes away your goods ask them not for it again (for what do you have that you did not receive).

 

31 And as you desire that men would do to you, do you also to them likewise.

 

32 For if you love those who love you, what praise do you have? For (even self-seeking) sinners also love those who love them.

 

33 And if you do good to them who do good to you, what praise do you have? For sinners also do even the same (thing).

 

34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive (back), what praise do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive the same (or more) back again.

 

35 But love your enemies, and do good (to them), and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children born from the Highest: for He is kind to the ungrateful and to the evil (who are filled with the pain-ridden labors of self-preservation).

 

36 (Being born from Him will you) be, therefore, merciful, as your Father (in heaven) is also merciful.

 

37 Do not Judge (according to the flesh) and you shall not be judged (in your own heart according to the flesh): do not condemn (according to the flesh), and you shall not be condemned (in your own heart according to the flesh): forgive (sending away men's offenses that came through death, as your Father in heaven has sent away your death), and you shall be forgiven (seeing death has been sent away from you and all men):

 

38 (For just as you behold that you have freely received mercy and forgiveness, from that abundance you will freely) Give and more shall be given to your heart; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and (your cup) running over, shall be poured into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measured with it shall be measured to your heart again.

 

39 And He spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they both not fall into the ditch?

 

40 The disciple is not above his master, but everyone that is perfect (who is fully persuaded by the faith of him) shall be as his master (Christ, who is kind and merciful, and undefiled by death).

 

41 And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the beam that is in your own eye?

 

42 How can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the speck (brought by death) that is in your eye, when you yourself (being blind) do not behold the beam (from the same death) that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye (seeing that the Lord has sent away your death in Christ), and then shall you see clearly to pull out the speck that is in your brother's eye (whose death He has also sent away).

 

43 For a good tree (Christ, the tree of life) does not bring forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, corrupted by the serpent) bring forth good fruit.

 

44 For every tree is known by its own fruit (one unto life and the other cursing and death). For men do not gather (good fruit like) figs from thorns, nor of a bramble bush do they gather grapes.

 

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart (Christ, the true vine, the word of life) brings forth that which is good (unto eternal life); and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart (the iniquity to preserve his own life) brings forth that which is evil (laborious and pain-ridden): for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

 

46 And why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not (believe, which is to) do the things which I say (are unto sharing in My life)?

 

47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings, and (believes them) does them, I will show you to whom he is like:

 

48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock (a sure foundation): and when the flood arose, the stream beat fervently on that house, and it could not shake it: for it was founded on the rock (Christ, for there is no other foundation that can preserve men’s lives from ruin but His).

 

49 But he that hears and does not (believe on My testimony which is unto the certainty of life), is like a (lawless) man that without a foundation built a house on the (shifting) ground; against which the stream did beat fervently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great (and complete).