Luke 6
1 One Sabbath Jesus was walking through cornfields, and his disciples were picking the ears of wheat, and rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
And it came to passe on a second solemne Sabbath, that hee went through the corne fieldes, and his disciples plucked the eares of corne, and did eate, and rub them in their hands.
2 ‘Why are you doing what it is not allowable to do on the Sabbath?’ asked some of the Pharisees.
And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?
3 Jesus’ answer was, ‘Haven’t you read even of what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions –
Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,
4 That he went into the house of God, and took the consecrated bread and ate it, and gave some to his companions, though only the priests are allowed to eat it?’
Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?
5 Then Jesus added, ‘The Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.’
And he sayd vnto them, The Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath day.
6 On another Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
It came to passe also on another Sabbath, that hee entred into the Synagogue, and taught, and there was a man, whose right hand was dryed vp.
7 The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
And the Scribes and Pharises watched him, whether he would heale on the Sabbath day, that they might finde an accusation against him.
8 Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered, ‘Stand up and come out into the middle.’ The man stood up;
But he knew their thoughts, and sayd to the man which had the withered hand, Arise, and stand vp in the middes. And hee arose, and stoode vp.
9 and Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, is it allowable to do good on the Sabbath – or harm? To save a life, or let it perish?’
Then sayd Iesus vnto them, I will aske you a question, Whether is it lawfull on the Sabbath dayes to doe good, or to doe euill? to saue life, or to destroy?
10 Then, looking round at them all, he said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ The man did so; and his hand had become sound.
And he behelde them all in compasse, and sayd vnto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored againe, as whole as the other.
11 But the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees were mad with rage, and consulted together what they could do to Jesus.
Then they were filled full of madnes, and communed one with another, what they might doe to Iesus.
12 Now about that time, Jesus went out, up the hill, to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
And it came to passe in those dayes, that he went into a mountaine to praye, and spent the night in prayer to God.
13 When day came, he summoned his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom he also named “apostles.”
And when it was day, he called his disciples, and of them he chose twelue which also he called Apostles.
14 They were Simon (whom Jesus also named Peter), and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
(Simon whome he named also Peter, and Andrew his brother, Iames and Iohn, Philippe and Bartlemewe:
15 Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon known as the Zealot,
Matthewe and Thomas: Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelous,
16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who proved a traitor.
Iudas Iames brother, and Iudas Iscariot, which also was the traitour.)
17 Afterwards Jesus came down the hill with them and took his stand on a level place. With him were a large crowd of his disciples, and great numbers of people from the whole of Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast district of Tyre and Sidon,
Then he came downe with them, and stood in a plaine place, with the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Iudea, and Hierusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyrus and Sidon, which came to heare him, and to be healed of their diseases:
18 who had come to hear him and to be restored to health. Those, too, who were troubled with foul spirits were cured;
And they that were vexed with foule spirits, and they were healed.
19 and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him, because a power went out from him which restored them all.
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went vertue out of him, and healed them all.
20 Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are ye that hunger nowe: for ye shalbe satisfied: blessed are ye that weepe now: for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and insult you, and reject your name as an evil thing – because of the Son of Man.
Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, and reuile you, and put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.
23 Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.
24 But alas for you who are rich, for you have had your comforts in full.
But wo be to you that are rich: for ye haue receiued your consolation.
25 Alas for you who are sated now, for you will hunger. Alas for you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Wo be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.
26 Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you; for this is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
27 But to you who hear I say – love your enemies, show kindness to those who hate you,
But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.
Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.
29 When someone gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when anyone takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.
And vnto him that smiteth thee on ye one cheeke, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coate also.
30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and, when anyone takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.
Giue to euery man that asketh of thee: and of him that taketh away the things that be thine, aske them not againe.
31 Do to others as you wish them to do to you.
And as ye would that men should doe to you, so doe ye to them likewise.
32 If you love only those who love you, what thanks will be due to you? Why, even the outcast love those who love them!
For if yee loue them which loue you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners loue those that loue them.
33 For, if you show kindness only to those who show kindness to you, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast do that!
And if ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke shall ye haue? for euen the sinners doe the same.
34 If you lend only to those from whom you expect to get something, what thanks will be due to you? Even the outcast lend to the outcast in the hope of getting as much in return!
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receiue, what thanke shall yee haue? for euen the sinners lend to sinners, to receiue the like.
35 But love your enemies, and show them kindness, and lend to them, never despairing. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the thankless and the bad.
Wherefore loue ye your enemies, and doe good, and lend, looking for nothing againe, and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euill.
36 Learn to be merciful – even as your Father is merciful.
Be ye therefore mercifull, as your Father also is mercifull.
37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Iudge not, and ye shall not be iudged: condemne not, and ye shall not bee condemned: forgiue, and ye shalbe forgiuen.
38 Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; for the standard you use will be the standard used for you.’
Giue, and it shalbe giuen vnto you: a good measure, pressed downe, shaken together and running ouer shall men giue into your bosome: for with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you againe.
39 Then, speaking in parables, Jesus said, ‘Can one blind person guide another? Will they not both fall into a ditch?
And he spake a parable vnto them, Can the blinde leade the blinde? shall they not both fall into the ditche?
40 A student is not above their teacher; yet every finished student will be like their teacher.
The disciple is not aboue his master: but whosoeuer will be a perfect disciple, shall bee as his master.
41 And why do you look at the speck of sawdust in someone’s eye, while you pay no attention at all to the plank of wood in your own?
And why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, and considerest not the beame that is in thine owne eye?
42 How can you say to your friend “Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,” while you yourself do not see the plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the plank from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the speck in your friend’s.
Either howe canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou seest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? Hypocrite, cast out the beame out of thine owne eye first, and then shalt thou see, perfectly to pull out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.
43 There is no such thing as a good tree bearing worthless fruit, or, on the other hand, a worthless tree bearing good fruit.
For it is not a good tree that bringeth foorth euill fruite: neither an euill tree, that bringeth foorth good fruite.
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. People do not gather figs off thorn bushes, nor pick a bunch of grapes off a bramble.
For euery tree is knowen by his owne fruite: for neither of thornes gather men figges, nor of bushes gather they grapes.
45 A good person, from the good stores of their heart, brings out what is good; while a bad person, from their bad stores, brings out what is bad. For what fills someone’s heart will rise to their lips.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good, and an euill man out of the euill treasure of his heart bringeth foorth euill: for of the aboundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46 Why do you call me “Master! Master!” and yet fail to do what I tell you?
But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?
47 Everyone who comes to me and listens to my teaching and acts on it – I will show you to whom they may be compared.
Whosoeuer commeth to mee, and heareth my wordes, and doeth the same, I will shewe you to whome he is like:
48 They may be compared to a person building a house, who dug, and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. Then, when a flood came, the river swept down on that house, but had no power to shake it, because it had been built well.
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deepe, and layde the fundation on a rocke: and when the waters arose, the flood beat vpon that house, and coulde not shake it: for it was grounded vpon a rocke.
49 But those who have listened and not acted on what they have heard may be compared to a person who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down on it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed.’
But hee that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built an house vpon the earth without foundation, against which the flood did beate, and it fell by and by: and the fall of that house was great.
