The Good News According to Luke, Chapter 6
{6:1} Now it happened on the second Shabbat after the first, that he
was going through the grain fields. His [1>]talmidim[<1] plucked the
heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands. {6:2} But some
of the Perushim said to them, "Why do you do that which is not lawful
to do on the day of Shabbat?"
{6:3} Yeshua, answering them, said, "Haven't you read what David did
when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him; {6:4} how he
entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and
gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat
except for the [2>]Kohanim[<2] alone?" {6:5} He said to them, "The Son
of Man is lord of the Shabbat."
{6:6} It also happened on another Shabbat that he entered into the
synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was
withered. {6:7} The [3>]Sofrim[<3] and the Perushim watched him, to
see whether he would heal on the Shabbat, that they might find an
accusation against him. {6:8} But he knew their thoughts; and he said
to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise up, and stand in the
middle." He arose and stood. {6:9} Then Yeshua said to them, "I will
ask you something: Is it lawful on the Shabbat to do good, or to do
harm? To save a life, or to kill?" {6:10} He looked around at them
all, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand
was restored as sound as the other. {6:11} But they were filled with
rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Yeshua.
{6:12} It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain
to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God. {6:13} When it
was day, he called his [4>]talmidim[<4], and from them he chose
twelve, whom he also named apostles: {6:14} Shim`on, whom he also
named Rock; Andrai, his brother; Ya`akov; Yochanan; Pilipos;
Bar-Talmai; {6:15} Mattityahu; T'oma; Ya`akov, the son of Halfai;
Shim`on, who was called the Zealot; {6:16} Yehudah the son of Ya`akov;
and Yehudah from K'riot, who also became a traitor. {6:17} He came
down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his
[5>]talmidim[<5], and a great number of the people from all Yehudah
and Yerushalayim, and the sea coast of Tzor and Tzidon, who came to
hear him and to be healed of their diseases; {6:18} as well as those
who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.
{6:19} All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from
him and healed them all.
{6:20} He lifted up his eyes to his [6>]talmidim[<6], and said,
"Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the Kingdom of God.
{6:21} Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
For you will laugh.
{6:22} Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall
separate you from them and reproach you, and throw out your
name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.
{6:23} Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your
reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing
to the prophets.
{6:24} "But woe to you who are rich!
For you have received your consolation.
{6:25} Woe to you, you who are full now!
For you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now!
For you will mourn and weep.
{6:26} Woe, when men speak well of you!
For their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.
{6:27} "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you, {6:28} bless those who curse you, and pray for those who
insult you. {6:29} To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the
other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your
coat also. {6:30} Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who
takes away your goods to give them back again.
{6:31} "As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to
them. {6:32} If you love those who love you, what credit is that to
you? For even sinners love those who love them. {6:33} If you do good
to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even
sinners do the same. {6:34} If you lend to those from whom you hope to
receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to
receive back as much. {6:35} But love your enemies, and do good, and
lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you
will be sons of [7>]Ha`Elyon[<7]; for he is kind toward the unthankful
and evil.
{6:36} Therefore be merciful,
Even as your Father is also merciful.
{6:37} Don't judge,
And you won't be judged.
Don't condemn,
And you won't be condemned.
Set free,
And you will be set free.
{6:38} "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed
down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For
with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
{6:39} He spoke a parable to them. "Can the blind guide the blind?
Won't they both fall into a pit? {6:40} A [8>]talmid[<8] is not above
his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his
teacher. {6:41} Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your
brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?
{6:42} Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the
speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself don't see the
beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam
from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of
chaff that is in your brother's eye. {6:43} For there is no good tree
that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings
forth good fruit. {6:44} For each tree is known by its own fruit. For
people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a
bramble bush. {6:45} The good man out of the good treasure of his
heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil
treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the
abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
{6:46} "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do the things
which I say? {6:47} Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and
does them, I will show you who he is like. {6:48} He is like a man
building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the
rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and
could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock. {6:49} But he
who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the
[9>]eretz[<9] without a foundation, against which the stream broke,
and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
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Footnotes:
[1] {6:1} disciples
[2] {6:4} priests
[3] {6:7} scribes
[4] {6:13} disciples
[5] {6:17} disciples
[6] {6:20} disciples
[7] {6:35} the Most High
[8] {6:40} disciple
[9] {6:49} earth
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