Luke 6

1 Now on the second Sabbath after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands. ‡ 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 said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?” ‡ Mat 12:2Jhn 5:16Exo 35:2Jhn 5:9-11Jhn 9:14-16Luk 5:33Luk 6:7-9Mrk 2:24 +6

3 Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him, ‡ 1Sa 21:3-6Mrk 2:25-26Mat 12:3-5Mat 21:16Mrk 12:10Mrk 12:26Mat 22:31Mat 19:4 +14 how he entered into God’s house, 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 priests alone?” ‡ Lev 24:5-9 5 He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.” ‡ Mrk 2:27Rev 1:10Mrk 9:7Mat 11:5-8

6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered. ‡ Mrk 3:1-6Mat 12:9-14Jhn 5:3Mat 4:23Jhn 9:16Luk 14:3Luk 4:311Ki 13:4 +57 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him. ‡ Luk 20:20Mrk 3:2Psa 37:32-33Psa 38:12Jhn 5:10-16Jhn 9:26-29Luk 11:53-54Luk 13:14 +58 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. ‡ Isa 42:4Mat 9:4Rev 2:231Pe 4:1Act 20:24Jhn 2:25Luk 5:22Php 1:28 +89 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” ‡ Mrk 3:4Mat 12:12-13Jhn 7:19-23Luk 14:3Luk 9:56 10 He looked around at them all, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other. ‡ Exo 4:6-7Mrk 3:51Ki 13:6Jhn 5:8Psa 107:20 11 But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about 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

12 In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all 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 it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles: ‡ Mrk 3:13-19Rev 21:14Mat 9:36Mrk 6:7Eph 2:20Eph 4:11Heb 3:1Luk 9:1-2 +814 Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew; ‡ Act 1:13Mat 4:212Pe 1:1Jhn 1:40-42Jhn 21:15-24Mat 4:18Act 12:2Jhn 1:45 +1115 Matthew; Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus; Simon who was called the Zealot; ‡ Mat 9:9Act 1:13Mrk 3:18Gal 2:9Jas 1:1Mat 10:3-4Act 15:13Gal 1:19 +416 Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor. ‡ Jhn 6:70-71Jhn 14:22Jud 1:1Mat 26:14-16Mat 27:3-5Act 1:25Mat 10:3Mrk 3:18 +1

17 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, ‡ Mat 11:21Mat 14:14Psa 107:17-20Mat 12:15Mat 4:23-25Mrk 3:7-12Psa 103:3Luk 5:15 +318 as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits; and they were being healed. ‡ Act 5:16Mat 15:22Mat 17:15 19 All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out of him and healed them all. ‡ Mat 14:36Mrk 3:10Act 5:15-16Mrk 6:56Mrk 5:301Pe 2:92Ki 13:21Luk 8:45-46 +6

20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and 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 God’s Kingdom is yours.

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 men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake. ‡ Mat 5:10-12Mat 10:221Pe 4:12-161Pe 3:141Th 2:14-15Isa 66:5Jhn 16:2Php 1:28-30 +19

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. ‡ Act 5:41Rev 21:7Jas 1:2Mat 5:12Rev 3:12Rev 3:52Ch 36:16Act 3:8 +35

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 received your consolation.

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

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now,

for you will mourn and weep.

26 Woe, ¹ when ² 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 did the same thing to the false prophets.

27 “But I tell you who hear: 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, and pray for those who mistreat you. ‡ 1Pe 3:91Co 4:12Rom 12:14Luk 23:34Jas 3:10Luk 6:27Mat 5:44Act 7:60 +429 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. ‡ 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 don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again. ‡ Deu 15:7-10Act 20:352Co 8:92Co 9:6-14Isa 58:7-10Mat 6:12Psa 41:1Luk 18:22 +17

31 “As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them. ‡ Mat 7:12Gal 5:14Mat 22:39Jas 2:8-16

32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For 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? For even sinners do the same. 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. ‡ Mat 5:42Luk 14:12-14Luk 6:35Deu 15:8-11 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. ‡ Mat 5:44-45Jhn 13:35Pro 19:17Rom 5:8-10Psa 145:92Co 8:9Lev 25:35-37Pro 22:9 +9

36 “Therefore be merciful, ‡ Eph 5:1-2Mat 5:481Pe 1:15-16Eph 4:31

even as your Father is also merciful.

37 Don’t judge, ‡ Eph 4:32Jas 5:9Mat 7:1-5Mrk 11:251Co 13:4-7Rom 2:1-2Rom 14:10-16Mat 5:7 +9

and you won’t be judged.

Don’t condemn,

and you won’t be condemned.

Set free,

and you will be set free.

38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. ³ For with the same measure you measure 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 He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they 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 when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. ‡ Jhn 13:16Mat 10:24-25Jhn 15:20Mat 23:15 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? ‡ Jhn 8:7Jas 1:24Rom 2:1Rom 2:21-24Mat 7:3-52Sa 12:5-7Jer 17:9Jhn 8:40-44 +642 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. ‡ Rom 2:21-291Th 2:10-12Mat 23:13-15Psa 51:9-132Co 5:182Ti 2:21Act 13:10Act 2:38 +12

43 “For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces 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. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. ‡ Jas 3:12Mat 12:33Gal 5:19-23Tit 2:11-13Jud 1:12 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. ‡ Pro 4:23Mat 12:34-37Eph 4:29Jhn 7:38Psa 37:30-31Psa 59:12Col 3:16Psa 52:2-4 +23

46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say? ‡ Gal 6:7Mat 7:21-23Mal 1:6Luk 13:25-27Mat 25:44Jhn 13:13-17Mat 25:24Mat 25:11 47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you who he is like. ‡ 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 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. ‡ 1Co 3:10-15Mat 7:25-26Psa 62:2Isa 28:16Jud 1:24Isa 26:41Pe 2:4-6Eph 2:20 +2749 But he who hears and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.” ‡ Ezk 33:31Jas 1:22-261Jn 2:3-42Pe 1:5-9Mat 13:20-22Mat 23:3Jas 2:17-26Jhn 15:2 +20