Luke:6

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* Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields . And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them , rubbing them in their hands . * And some of the Pharisees said to them , "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath ?" * But Jesus answering them said , "Have you not even read this , what David did when he was hungry , he and those who were with him : * how he went into the house of God , took and ate the showbread , and also gave some to those with him , which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat ?" * And He said to them , "The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath ." * Now it happened on another Sabbath , also , that He entered the synagogue and taught . And a man was there whose right hand was withered . * So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely , whether He would heal on the Sabbath , that they might find an accusation against Him . * But He knew their thoughts , and said to the man who had the withered hand , "Arise and stand here ." And he arose and stood . * Then Jesus said to them , "I will ask you one thing : Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil , to save life or to destroy ?" * And when He had looked around at them all , He said to the man , "Stretch out your hand ." And he did so , and his hand was restored as whole as the other . * But they were filled with rage , and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus . * Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray , and continued all night in prayer to God . * And when it was day , He called His disciples to Himself ; and from 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 the Zealot ; * Judas the son of James , and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor . * And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem , and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon , who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases , * as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits . And they were healed . * And the whole multitude sought to touch Him , for power went out from Him and healed them all . * Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples , and said : "Blessed are you poor , For yours is the kingdom of God . * Blessed are you who hunger now , For you shall be filled . Blessed are you who weep now , For you shall laugh . * Blessed are you when men hate you , And when they exclude you , And revile you , and cast out your name as evil , For the Son of Man 's sake . * Rejoice in that day and leap for joy ! For indeed your reward is great in heaven , For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets . * "But woe to you who are rich , For you have received your consolation . * Woe to you who are full , For you shall hunger . Woe to you who laugh now , For you shall mourn and weep . * Woe to you when all men speak well of you , For so did their fathers to the false prophets . * "But I say to you who hear : Love your enemies , do good to those who hate you , * bless those who curse you , and pray for those who spitefully use you . * To him who strikes you on the one cheek , offer the other also . And from him who takes away your cloak , do not withhold your tunic either . * Give to everyone who asks of you . And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back . * And just as you want men to do to you , you also do to them likewise . * "But if you love those who love you , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners love those who love them . * And if you do good to those who do good to you , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners do the same . * And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back . * But love your enemies , do good , and lend , hoping for nothing in return ; and your reward will be great , and you will be sons of the Most High . For He is kind to the unthankful and evil . * Therefore be merciful , just as your Father also is merciful . * "Judge not , and you shall not be judged . Condemn not , and you shall not be condemned . Forgive , and you will be forgiven . * Give , and it will be given to you : good measure , pressed down , shaken together , and running over will be put into your bosom . For with the same measure that you use , it will be measured back to you ." * And He spoke a parable to them : "Can the blind lead the blind ? Will they not both fall into the ditch ? * A disciple is not above his teacher , but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher . * And why do you look at the speck in your brother 's eye , but do not perceive the plank in your own eye ? * Or how can you say to your brother , "Brother , let me remove the speck that is in your eye ,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye ? Hypocrite ! First remove the plank from your own eye , and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother 's eye . * "For a good tree does not bear bad fruit , nor does a bad tree bear good fruit . * For every tree is known by its own fruit . For men do not gather figs from thorns , nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush . * A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good ; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil . For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks . * "But why do you call Me "Lord , Lord ,' and not do the things which I say ? * Whoever comes to Me , and hears My sayings and does them , I will show you whom he is like : * He is like a man building a house , who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock . And when the flood arose , the stream beat vehemently against that house , and could not shake it , for it was founded on the rock . * But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation , against which the stream beat vehemently ; and immediately it fell . And the ruin of that house was great ."

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