Luke:6

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* Now it came to pass for him to be going through the grain fields on a particular Sabbath , and his disciples were plucking the ears and were eating , rubbing them in their hands . * But some of the Pharisees said to them , Why do ye what is not permitted to do on the Sabbath day ? * And having answered them , Jesus said , Have ye not read even this , what David did when he was hungry , and those who were with him , * how he entered into the house of God , and took and ate the loaves of the presentation , and also gave to those who were with him , which is not permitted to eat , except the priests alone ? * And he said to them , The Son of man is lord also of the Sabbath . * And it also came to pass on another Sabbath for him to enter into the synagogue and teach . And a man was there , and his right hand was withered . * And the scholars and the Pharisees watched if he would heal on the Sabbath , so that they might find an accusation against him . * But he knew their thoughts , and he said to the man who had the withered hand , Rise up , and stand forth in the midst . And having risen , he stood up . * Then Jesus said to them , I will question you . What ? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good , or to do harm , to save life , or to kill ? * And having looked around on them all , he said to him , Stretch forth thy hand . And he did , and his hand was restored whole as the other . * But they were filled with fury , and deliberated with each other what they might do to Jesus . * And he happened in these days to go out onto the mountain to pray , and he was continuing all night in prayer to God . * And when it became day , he called his disciples , and chose twelve from them , whom he also named apostles : * Simon , whom he also named Peter , and Andrew his brother , James and John , Philip and Bartholomew , * Matthew and Thomas , James the son of Alphaeus , and Simon who was called the Zealot , * Judas the son of James , and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor . * And having come down with them , he stood on a level place . And a company of his disciples , and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem , and the maritime Tyre and Sidon , were those who came to hear him , and to be h * also those who were afflicted with unclean spirits . And they were healed . * And all the multitude sought to touch him , because power came forth from him , and healed them all . * And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples , he said , Blessed are the poor , because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you . * Blessed are those who hunger now , because ye will be filled . Blessed are those who weep now , because ye will laugh . * Blessed are ye , when men will hate you , and when they will exclude you , and revile you , and cast out your name as evil , because of the Son of man . * Rejoice ye in that day , and leap , for behold , your reward is great in heaven , for their fathers did in the same way to the prophets . * However , woe to you the rich , because ye have received your consolation . * Woe to you who are filled now , because ye will hunger . Woe to you who laugh now , because ye will mourn and weep . * Woe when men will speak well of you , for their fathers did in the same way to the FALSE prophets . * But I say to you , to those who hear , love your enemies . Do good to those who hate you . * Bless those who curse you . Pray for those who mistreat you . * To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also , and from him who takes away thy cloak , also do not withhold thy coat . * Give to every man who asks thee , and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back . * And as ye desire that men would do to you , do ye also to them likewise . * And if ye love those who love you , what credit is for you ? For even sinners love those who love them . * And if ye do good to those who do good to you , what credit is for you ? For even sinners do the same . * And if ye lend to whom ye hope to receive , what credit is for you ? For even sinners lend to sinners , to receive as much again . * But love your enemies , and do good , and lend , despairing nothing , and your reward will be great . And ye will be sons of the Most High , because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad . * Become ye therefore merciful , even as your Father is merciful . * And do not criticize , and ye will , no , not be criticized . And do not condemn , and ye will , no , not be condemned . Forgive , and ye will be forgiven . * Give , and it will be given to you , good measure , pressed down , shaken together , and running over , they will give into your bosom . For with the same measure with which ye measure , it will be measured again to you . * And he spoke a parable to them . Can a blind man lead a blind man ? Will they not both fall into a ditch ? * A disciple is not above his teacher , but every disciple who is fully developed will be as his teacher . * And why do thou see the speck in thy brother 's eye , but do not perceive the beam in thine own eye ? * Or how can thou say to thy brother , Brother , allow me to take out the speck that is in thine eye , when thou thyself do not see the beam in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite , first take out the beam from thine own eye , and then thou wil * For a good tree is not producing corrupt fruit , nor a corrupt tree producing good fruit . * For each tree is known from its own fruit . For they do not gather figs from thorns , nor do they harvest grapes from a bramble bush . * The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good , and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad , for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks . * And why do ye call me , Lord , Lord , and not do the things that I say ? * Every man who comes to me , and hears my sayings , and does them , I will show you to whom he is like . * He is like a man who builds a house , who dug and excavated , and laid a foundation upon the rock . And when a flood developed , the stream beat upon that house , and could not shake it , for it had been founded upon the rock . * But he who heard , and not having done , is like a man who built a house upon the soil without a foundation , on which the stream beat , and straightaway it fell . And the ruin of that house became great .

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