Gospel According To Luke

Gospel According to Luke (MLV)

Luke 6)

^6:1 Now it happened on a Sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples picked the heads, rubbing them in their hands and did eat them.^6:2 But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do you* do what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?

^6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have you* not read even this, 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 it is not lawful to eat except for the priests only?{1Sam. 21:6}^6:5 And he said to them, The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.

^6:6 And it happened on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught and there was a man there and his right hand was withered.^6:7 And the scribes and the Pharisees were observing him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.^6:8 But he knew their reasonings; and he said to the man who had his hand withered. Rise up and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.^6:9 And Jesus said to them, I ask you*, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil? to save a life or to destroy it?^6:10 And he having looked around on them all, said to him, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so and his hand was restored.^6:11 But they were filled with madness; and talked with one another as to what they should do to Jesus.

^6:12 And it happened in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.^6:13 And when it became day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom he also named apostles:^6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter and Andrew his brother and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew,^6:15 and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called the Zealot,^6:16 and _<11>Judas the son of James and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.^6:17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place and with a great crowd of his disciples and a great crowd of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;^6:18 and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were healed.^6:19 And all the crowd sought to touch him; because power came forth from him and healed them all.

^6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said: Blessed are you* the poor: because yours* is the kingdom of God.^6:21 Blessed are you* who hunger now: because you* will be filled. Blessed are you* who weep now: because you* will laugh.^6:22 Blessed are you*, when men will hate you* and when they will separate you* from their company and reproach you* and cast out your* name as evil, because of the Son of Man.^6:23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy for behold, your* reward is great in heaven; for* their fathers did to the prophets according to the same things.^6:24 But woe to you* who are rich! Because you* are receiving your* consolation.^6:25 Woe to you*, you* who are full now! Because you* will hunger. Woe to you*, you* who laugh now! Because you* will mourn and weep.^6:26 Woe to you*, when all men speak well of you*! For* their fathers did to the false prophets according to these same things.

^6:27 But I say to you* who hear, love* your* enemies, do good to those who hate you*,^6:28 bless those who curse you*, pray on behalf of those who despitefully use you*.^6:29 To him who beats you on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak do not forbid him from taking your tunic also.^6:30 Give to everyone who asks you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask for them back.^6:31 And as you* would that men should do to you*, you* do also similarly to them.^6:32 And if you* love* those who love* you*, what thanks do you* have? For* even sinners love* those who love* them.^6:33 And if you* do good to those who do good to you*, what thanks do you* have? For* even sinners do the same.^6:34 And if you* lend to them of whom you* hope to receive, what thanks do you* have? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.^6:35 But love* your* enemies and do them good and lend, never hoping for anything. And your* reward will be great and you* will be sons of the Most High: because he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.^6:36 Therefore become merciful as also your* Father is merciful.^6:37 And do not judge and you* will not be judged and do not condemn and you* will not be condemned: release and you* will be released:^6:38 give and it will be given to you*, good measure, packed down, shaken together, running over, they will give into your* bosom. For* with what measure you* measure, it will be measured to you* again.

^6:39 And he spoke also a parable to them, Can the blind guide the blind? Shall they not both fall into a ditch?^6:40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected will be as his teacher.^6:41 And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?^6:42 Or how are you able to say to your brother, Brother, Allow me, that I may cast out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not behold the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of your own eye and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck that is in your brother's eye.^6:43 For* there is not a good tree producing rotten fruit; nor is there a rotten tree producing good fruit.^6:44 For* each tree is known by its own fruit. For* men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes of a bramble bush.^6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings-forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings-forth what is evil: for* out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

^6:46 And why do you* call me, Lord, Lord and do not the things which I say?^6:47 Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you* to whom he is similar.^6:48 He is similar to a man building a house, who dug and went deep and made a foundation upon the rock and when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it: for* it had been built well.^6:49 But he who heard and did not, is similar to a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke and immediately it fell in; and the ruin of that house became great.

<11> 6:16- OR brother. See Jude 1.