Luke:6

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* And it came to pass on [the ] second sabbath after the first that he went through the grain fields and his disciples plucked the ears of grain and ate , rubbing [them ] in [their ] hands . * And certain of the Pharisees said unto them , Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days ? * And Jesus answering them said , Have ye not read so much as this , what David did , when he and those that were with him were hungry , * how he went into the house of God and did take and eat the showbread and gave also to those that were with him , which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone ? * And he said unto them , The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath . * And it came to pass also on another sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught , and a man was there whose right hand was withered . * And the scribes and Pharisees watched him , whether he would heal on the sabbath day , that they might find an accusation against him . * But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand , Rise up and stand forth in the midst . And he arose and stood forth . * Then said Jesus unto them , I will ask you one thing : Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil ? to save [a ] person or to destroy [them ]? * And looking round about upon them all , he said unto the man , Stretch forth thy hand . And he did so , and his hand was restored whole as the other . * And they were filled with madness and talked one with another [about ] what they might do to Jesus . * And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God . * And when it was day , he called [unto him ] his disciples ; and of them he chose twelve , 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 called Zelotes * and Judas [the brother ] of James and Judas Iscariot , who also was the traitor . * And he came down with them and stood in the plain , and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon , who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases ; * and those that were tormented with unclean spirits were healed . * And the whole multitude sought to touch him , for there went virtue out of him and healed [them ] all . * And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said , Blessed [are ] the poor , for yours is the kingdom of God . * Blessed [are those ] that hunger now , for ye shall be filled . Blessed [are those ] that weep now , for ye shall laugh . * Blessed are ye when men shall hate you and when they shall separate you [from their company ] and shall reproach [you ] and cast out your name as evil for the sake of the Son of man . * Rejoice ye in that day and leap for joy ; for , behold , your reward [is ] great in heaven , for their fathers treated the prophets in the same manner . * But woe unto you that are rich ! for ye have received your consolation . * Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger . Woe unto you that laugh now ! for ye shall mourn and weep . * Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you ! for so did their fathers treat the false prophets . * But I say unto you who hear , Love your enemies , do good to those who hate you , * bless those that curse you , and pray for those who despitefully use you . * And unto the one that smites thee on the [one ] cheek offer also the other , and to the one that takes away thy cloak defend not [thy ] coat also . * Give to everyone that asks of thee , and of the one that takes away thy goods ask [them ] not to return them . * And as ye desire that men should do to you , do ye also to them likewise . * For if ye love those who love you , what grace shall ye have ? for sinners also love those that love them . * And if ye do good to those who do good to you , what grace shall ye have ? for sinners also do even the same . * And if ye lend [to those ] of whom ye hope to receive , what grace shall ye have ? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again . * But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend , hoping for nothing again , and your reward shall be great ; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High , for he is kind [even ] unto the unthankful and [to ] the evil . * Be ye therefore merciful , as your Father also is merciful . * Judge not , and ye shall not be judged ; condemn not , and ye shall not be condemned ; forgive , and ye shall be forgiven ; * give , and it shall be given unto you ; good measure , pressed down and shaken together and running over , shall men give into your bosom . For with the same measure that ye measure out it shall be measured to you again . * And he spoke a parable unto them , Can the blind lead the blind ? Shall they not both fall into the pit ? * The disciple is not above his master , but any one that is as the master shall be perfect . * And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother 's eye , but not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye ? * Or how canst thou say to thy brother , Brother , let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye , when thou thyself dost not behold the beam that is in thine own eye ? Hypocrite , cast out first the beam out of thine own eye , and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother 's eye . * For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit ; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit . * For every tree is known by its own fruit . For of thorns men do not gather figs , nor of a bramble bush do they gather grapes . * The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good , and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil , for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks . * And why call ye me , Lord , Lord , and do not the things which I say ? * Whosoever comes to me and hears my words and does them , I will show you to whom he is like : * he is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation upon rock ; and when the flood arose , the river beat vehemently upon that house and could not shake it , for it was founded upon rock . * But he that hears and does not do is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation against which the river beat vehemently , and immediately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great .:

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