Luke 6:3-41
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Chapter 6
3And Jesus answered them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?" 5And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
6On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.
8But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood there.
9And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?"
10And after looking around at them all he said to him, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.
11But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
12In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.
13And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:
14Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,
15and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,
16and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon,
18who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.
19And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
22"Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!
23Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
27"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
29To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.
30Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.
31And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
32"If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.
35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
36Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
37"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
38give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."
39He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41Why do you see the speck that is in your brother 's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
