Luke 6

The Lord of the Sabbath

(1 Samuel 21:1–7; Matthew 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28)

1 One Sabbath ¹Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. ‡ Deu 23:25Mrk 2:23-28Mat 12:1-8Lev 23:7Exo 12:15Lev 23:10-11Lev 23:15Deu 16:9 2 But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” ‡ Mat 12:2Jhn 5:16Exo 35:2Jhn 5:9-11Jhn 9:14-16Luk 5:33Luk 6:7-9Mrk 2:24 +6

3 Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ‡ 1Sa 21:3-6Mrk 2:25-26Mat 12:3-5Mat 21:16Mrk 12:10Mrk 12:26Mat 22:31Mat 19:4 +14 He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread ²and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.” ‡ Lev 24:5-9

5 Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” ‡ Mrk 2:27Rev 1:10Mrk 9:7Mat 11:5-8

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

(Matthew 12:9–14; Mark 3:1–6)

6 On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. ‡ Mrk 3:1-6Mat 12:9-14Jhn 5:3Mat 4:23Jhn 9:16Luk 14:3Luk 4:311Ki 13:4 +57 Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. ‡ Luk 20:20Mrk 3:2Psa 37:32-33Psa 38:12Jhn 5:10-16Jhn 9:26-29Luk 11:53-54Luk 13:14 +5

8 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there. ‡ Isa 42:4Mat 9:4Rev 2:231Pe 4:1Act 20:24Jhn 2:25Luk 5:22Php 1:28 +8

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” ‡ Mrk 3:4Mat 12:12-13Jhn 7:19-23Luk 14:3Luk 9:56 10 And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored. ‡ Exo 4:6-7Mrk 3:51Ki 13:6Jhn 5:8Psa 107:20

11 But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. ‡ Act 5:33Psa 2:1-2Ecc 9:3Act 4:19Jhn 11:47Mat 21:45Act 26:11Act 4:15 +4

The Twelve Apostles

(Matthew 10:1–4; Mark 3:13–19)

12 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. ‡ Heb 5:7Mrk 6:46Mrk 1:35Mrk 14:34-36Mat 14:23-25Dan 6:10Mat 6:6Col 4:2 +413 When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: ‡ Mrk 3:13-19Rev 21:14Mat 9:36Mrk 6:7Eph 2:20Eph 4:11Heb 3:1Luk 9:1-2 +814 Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; ‡ Act 1:13Mat 4:212Pe 1:1Jhn 1:40-42Jhn 21:15-24Mat 4:18Act 12:2Jhn 1:45 +1115 Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; ‡ Mat 9:9Act 1:13Mrk 3:18Gal 2:9Jas 1:1Mat 10:3-4Act 15:13Gal 1:19 +416 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. ‡ Jhn 6:70-71Jhn 14:22Jud 1:1Mat 26:14-16Mat 27:3-5Act 1:25Mat 10:3Mrk 3:18 +1

Jesus Heals the Multitudes

(Matthew 4:23–25; Mark 3:7–12)

17 Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon. ‡ Mat 11:21Mat 14:14Psa 107:17-20Mat 12:15Mat 4:23-25Mrk 3:7-12Psa 103:3Luk 5:15 +318 They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed. ‡ Act 5:16Mat 15:22Mat 17:15 19 The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. ‡ Mat 14:36Mrk 3:10Act 5:15-16Mrk 6:56Mrk 5:301Pe 2:92Ki 13:21Luk 8:45-46 +6

The Beatitudes

(Psalms 1:1–6; Matthew 5:3–12)

20 Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: ‡ Jas 2:52Co 8:9Luk 6:20-24Luk 12:32Mat 25:34Mat 5:2-12Jas 1:9-10Rev 2:9 +26

“Blessed are you who are poor,

for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed are you who hunger now, ‡ Jhn 6:35Jas 1:12Mat 5:6Isa 61:1-3Mat 5:4Rev 7:16Isa 55:1-2Luk 1:53 +46

for you will be filled.

Blessed are you who weep now,

for you will laugh.

22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. ‡ Mat 5:10-12Mat 10:221Pe 4:12-161Pe 3:141Th 2:14-15Isa 66:5Jhn 16:2Php 1:28-30 +1923 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. ‡ Act 5:41Rev 21:7Jas 1:2Mat 5:12Rev 3:12Rev 3:52Ch 36:16Act 3:8 +35

Woes to the Satisfied

(Amos 6:1–7)

24 But woe to you who are rich, ‡ 1Ti 6:17Mat 6:2Psa 49:6-7Jas 5:1-6Psa 49:16-19Jas 2:6Luk 18:23-25Amo 6:1-6 +11

for you have already received your comfort.

25 Woe to you who are well fed now, ‡ Isa 65:13Jas 4:9Pro 14:13Luk 16:14-15Amo 8:10Job 20:5-7Rev 3:171Th 5:3 +23

for you will hunger.

Woe to you who laugh now,

for you will mourn and weep.

26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, ‡ Jhn 15:19Jas 4:4Mat 7:151Jn 4:5-6Mic 2:112Pe 2:1-3Isa 30:102Pe 2:18-19 +8

for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

Love Your Enemies

(Matthew 5:38–48)

27 But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ‡ 1Th 5:15Luk 6:35Pro 24:17Pro 25:21-22Rom 12:17-21Mat 5:43-45Gal 6:10Exo 23:4-5 +1228 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ‡ 1Pe 3:91Co 4:12Rom 12:14Luk 23:34Jas 3:10Luk 6:27Mat 5:44Act 7:60 +429 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. ‡ Heb 10:34Mat 5:39-422Co 11:201Co 6:7Isa 50:6Jhn 18:22Lam 3:30Mat 26:67 +630 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. ‡ Deu 15:7-10Act 20:352Co 8:92Co 9:6-14Isa 58:7-10Mat 6:12Psa 41:1Luk 18:22 +1731 Do to others as you would have them do to you. ‡ Mat 7:12Gal 5:14Mat 22:39Jas 2:8-16

32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. ‡ Mat 5:46-471Pe 2:19-20 33 If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. ‡ Mat 5:42Luk 14:12-14Luk 6:35Deu 15:8-11

35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. ‡ Mat 5:44-45Jhn 13:35Pro 19:17Rom 5:8-10Psa 145:92Co 8:9Lev 25:35-37Pro 22:9 +936 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. ‡ Eph 5:1-2Mat 5:481Pe 1:15-16Eph 4:31

Judging Others

(Matthew 7:1–6; Romans 14:1–12)

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. ‡ Eph 4:32Jas 5:9Mat 7:1-5Mrk 11:251Co 13:4-7Rom 2:1-2Rom 14:10-16Mat 5:7 +938 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” ‡ 2Co 9:6-8Deu 15:10Mrk 4:24Pro 3:9-10Mat 7:2Pro 22:9Pro 19:17Pro 10:22 +18

39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? ‡ Mat 15:142Ti 3:13Isa 9:161Ti 6:3-5Jer 14:15-16Mat 23:16-26Isa 56:10Jer 6:15 +540 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher. ‡ Jhn 13:16Mat 10:24-25Jhn 15:20Mat 23:15

41 Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? ‡ Jhn 8:7Jas 1:24Rom 2:1Rom 2:21-24Mat 7:3-52Sa 12:5-7Jer 17:9Jhn 8:40-44 +642 How can you say, ‘Brother, ³ let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. ‡ Rom 2:21-291Th 2:10-12Mat 23:13-15Psa 51:9-132Co 5:182Ti 2:21Act 13:10Act 2:38 +12

A Tree and Its Fruit

(Matthew 7:15–23; Matthew 12:33–37)

43 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. ‡ Jer 2:21Mat 12:33Mat 7:16-20Mat 3:10Psa 92:12-14Isa 5:4Isa 61:3 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. ‡ Jas 3:12Mat 12:33Gal 5:19-23Tit 2:11-13Jud 1:12 45 The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. ‡ Pro 4:23Mat 12:34-37Eph 4:29Jhn 7:38Psa 37:30-31Psa 59:12Col 3:16Psa 52:2-4 +23

The House on the Rock

(Matthew 7:24–27)

46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say? ‡ Gal 6:7Mat 7:21-23Mal 1:6Luk 13:25-27Mat 25:44Jhn 13:13-17Mat 25:24Mat 25:11 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: ‡ Jas 1:22-25Mat 7:24-27Luk 11:28Jhn 14:15Jas 4:17Mat 12:50Rom 2:7-10Jhn 13:17 +2148 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. ⁴ ‡ 1Co 3:10-15Mat 7:25-26Psa 62:2Isa 28:16Jud 1:24Isa 26:41Pe 2:4-6Eph 2:20 +27

49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!” ‡ Ezk 33:31Jas 1:22-261Jn 2:3-42Pe 1:5-9Mat 13:20-22Mat 23:3Jas 2:17-26Jhn 15:2 +20