Luke 6
1 And it came to pass, on a Sabbath, that he was passing along through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking and eating the ears of corn, rubbing them with their hands.
Now on the second-first Sabbath while He was passing through the wheatfields, His disciples were plucking the ears and rubbing them with their hands to eat the grain.
2 But, certain of the Pharisees, said—Why are ye doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?
And some of the Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what the Law forbids on the Sabbath?"
3 And, making answer unto them, Jesus said—Have ye never read, even this, what David did when he hungered, he, and they who were with him—
"Have you never read so much as this," answered Jesus--"what David did when he and his followers were hungry;
4 How he entered into the house of God, and, the presence-bread, receiving, did eat, and gave to them who were with him, which it is not allowable to eat, save alone, to the priests?
how he entered the house of God and took and ate the Presented Loaves and gave some to his followers--loaves which none but the Priests are allowed to eat?"
5 And he was saying to them—The Son of Man is, Lord of the Sabbath.
"The Son of Man," He added, "is Lord of the Sabbath also."
6 And it came to pass, on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and was teaching, and there was a man there, and, his right hand, was withered.
On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.
7 Now the Scribes and the Pharisees were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he healeth, —that they might find whereof to accuse him.
The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.
8 But, he, knew their reasonings, and said to the man who had the, withered, hand—Arise, and stand forward in the midst! And, arising, he stood forward.
He knew their thoughts, and said to the man with the withered arm, "Rise, and stand there in the middle." And he rose and stood there.
9 And Jesus said unto them—I ask you, whether it is allowed, on the Sabbath, to do good or to do harm, —life, to save, or, to destroy.
Then Jesus said to them, "I put it to you all whether we are allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil; to save a life, or to destroy it."
10 And, looking round upon them all, he said unto him—Stretch forth thy hand! and, he, did so, and his hand was restored.
And looking round upon them all He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." He did so, and the arm was restored.
11 But, they, were filled with folly, and began conversing one with another, as to, what they might do with Jesus.
But they were filled with madness, and began to discuss with one another what they should do to Jesus.
12 And it came to pass, in these days, that he went forth into the mountain to pray, and was spending the night in the prayer-house of God.
About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.
13 And, when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose from them, twelve, whom also he named, Apostles, —
When it was day, He called His disciples; and He selected from among them twelve, whom He also named Apostles.
14 Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;
These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
15 and Matthew and Thomas; and James, son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was called Zealot; and Judas, [son] of James,
Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
16 and Judas Iscariot, who became betrayer; —
James's relative Judas, and Judas Iscariot who proved to be a traitor.
17 and, coming down with them, he stood upon a level place, also a great multitude of his disciples, —and a great throng of the people, from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the sea-coast of Tyre and Zidon, who had come to hearken unto him and to be healed from their diseases;
With these He came down till He reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of His disciples, and a multitude of people from every part of Judaea, from Jerusalem, and from the sea-side district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
18 and, they who were molested by impure spirits, were being cured;
and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.
19 and, all the multitude, were seeking to touch him, because, power, from him, was coming forth, and healing all.
The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.
20 And, he, lifting up his eyes towards his disciples, was saying: —Happy, ye destitute, for, yours, is the kingdom of God.
Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
21 Happy, ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Happy, ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.
22 Happy, are ye, whensoever men shall hate you, and whensoever they shall separate you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man:
"Blessed are you when men shall hate you and exclude you from their society and insult you, and spurn your very names as evil things, for the Son of Man's sake.
23 be rejoiced in that day, and leap, for lo! your reward, is great in heaven; for, according to the same things, were their fathers doing unto the prophets.
"Be glad at such a time, and dance for joy; for your reward is great in Heaven; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the Prophets!
24 But alas! for you, ye wealthy, for ye are duly receiving you consolation.
"But alas for you rich men, because you already have your consolation!
25 Alas! for you, ye who are filled full now, for ye shall hunger. Alas! ye that laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.
"Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!
26 Alas! whensoever all men shall, speak well of you, for, according to the same things, were their fathers doing unto the false prophets.
"Alas for you when men shall all have spoken well of you; for that is just the way their forefathers behaved to the false Prophets!
27 But, unto you, I say, who are hearkening: Be loving your enemies; be doing, good, unto them that hate you;
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies; seek the welfare of those who hate you;
28 Be blessing them that curse you; be praying for them that wantonly insult you.
bless those who curse you; pray for those who revile you.
29 To him who is smiting thee upon the one cheek, be offering, the other also; and, from him who is taking away thy mantle, thy tunic also, do not forbid:
To him who gives you a blow on one side of the face offer the other side also; and to him who is robbing you of your outer garment refuse not the under one also.
30 To every one asking thee, give, and, from him that taketh away thy possessions, ask them not back.
To every one who asks, give; and from him who takes away your property, do not demand it back.
31 And, according as ye desire that men be doing unto you, be ye doing unto them, in like manner.
And behave to your fellow men just as you would have them behave to you.
32 And, if ye love them that love you, what sort of thanks are there for you? for, even sinners, love, such as love them.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is it to you? Why, even bad men love those who love them.
33 [For], if ye even do good unto them that do good unto you, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, the same, are doing.
And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even bad men act thus.
34 And, if ye lend to them from whom ye are hoping to receive, what sort of thanks are there for you? Even sinners, unto sinners, do lend, that they may receive back, as much.
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is it to you? Even bad men lend to their fellows so as to receive back an equal amount.
35 But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for, nothing, back; and your reward shall be, great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High, —for, he, is, gracious, unto the ungrateful and wicked.
Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36 Become ye compassionate, according as, your Father, is, compassionate;
Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.
37 And do not judge, and in nowise shall ye be judged; and do not condemn, and in nowise shall ye be condemned; release, and ye shall be released;
"Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; pardon, and you shall be pardoned;
38 Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they give into your lap; for, with what measure ye mete, shall it be measured back unto you.
give, and gifts shall be bestowed on you. Full measure, pressed, shaken down, and running over, shall they pour into your laps; for with the same measure that you use they shall measure to you in return."
39 He spake, moreover, a parable also, unto them: Can, the blind, guide, the blind? will not, both, fall into, a ditch?
He also spoke to them in figurative language. "Can a blind man lead a blind man?" He asked; "would not both fall into the ditch?
40 A disciple is not above the teacher; but, when trained, every one shall be as his teacher.
There is no disciple who is superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.
41 But why beholdest thou the mote that is in the eye of thy brother, while, the beam that is in thine own eye, thou dost not consider?
"And why look at the splinter in your brother's eye instead of giving careful attention to the beam in your own?
42 How canst thou say to thy brother—Brother! let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, —thyself, the beam in thine own eye, not beholding? Hypocrite! cast out, first, the beam out of thine own eye, and, then, shalt thou see clearly, to cast out, the mote that is in the eye of thy brother.
How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.
43 For a good tree doth not produce worthless fruit, neither again doth, a worthless tree, produce good fruit.
"There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit.
44 For, every tree, by its own fruit, becometh known. For not, of thorns, do they gather figs, neither, of a bramble-bush, do they gather, a bunch of grapes.
Every tree is known by its own fruit. It is not from thorns that men gather figs, nor from the bramble that they can get a bunch of grapes.
45 The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and, the wicked man, out of the wicked heart, bringeth forth that which is wicked; for, out of an overflowing of heart, speaketh, his mouth.
A good man from the good stored up in his heart brings out what is good; and an evil man from the evil stored up brings out what is evil; for from the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
46 And why call ye me, Lord! Lord! and not do the things that I say?
"And why do you all call me 'Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?
47 Every one coming unto me, and hearkening unto my words, and doing them, I will suggest to you, whom he is like:
Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.
48 He is like unto a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and laid a foundation upon the rock, —and, a flood, coming, the stream burst against that house, and was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been, well, built.
He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.
49 But, he that hath heard and not done, is like unto a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, —against which the stream burst, and, straightway, it fell in; and it came to pass, that, the crash of that house, was, great.
But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."
