1: And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first that he went through the corn fields and his disciples plucked the ears of corn and did eat rubbing them in their hands 2: And certain of the Pharisees said to them Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days 3: And Jesus answering them said Have you not read so much as this what David did when himself was hungry and they which were with him 4: How he went into the house of God and did take and eat the showbread and gave also to them that were with him which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone 5: And he said to them The Son of Mortals is Lord of the Sabbath also 6: And it came to pass also on another sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught and there was a man whose right hand was withered 7: And the scribes and Pharisees watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath day that they might find an accusation against him 8: But he knew their thoughts and said to the man which had the withered hand Rise up and stand forth in the midst come forward And he arose and stood forth 9: 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 life or to destroy it 10: And looking round about upon them all he said to the man Stretch forth your hand And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other 11: And they were filled with madness and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus 12: And it came to pass in those days that he went out into a mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God 13: And when it was day he called unto him his disciples and of them he chose twelve whom also he named apostles messengers 14: Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother James and John Philip and Bartholomew 15: Matthew and Thomas James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called Zelotes The Zealot 16: And Judas the brother of James and Judas [the] Iscariot the man from Kerioth which also was the traitor [1] 17: 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 which came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases 18: And they that were vexed with unclean spirits and they were healed 19: And the whole multitude sought to touch him for there went power dunamis out of him and healed them all 20: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said Blessed be ye poor Matt 5:3, 26:11 for yours is the kingdom of God 21: Blessed are you that hunger now for you shall be filled Blessed are you that weep now for you shall laugh 22: Blessed are you when all 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 Son of Mortal's sake 23: Rejoice ye in that day and leap for joy for behold your reward is great in heaven for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets 24: But woe unto you that are rich for you have received your consolation 25: Woe unto you that are full for you shall hunger Woe unto you that laugh now for ye shall mourn and weep 26: Woe unto you when all mortals shall speak well of you for so did their fathers to the false prophets 27: But I say to you who hear Love your enemies do good to them who hate you 28: Bless them that curse you and pray for them who despitefully use you 29: And to the one that smites you on the one cheek offer also the other and the one that takes away your cloak forbid not to take thy coat also 30: Give to everyone that asks of thee and of the one that takes away your goods ask them not again 31: And as you would that all should do to you do ye also to them likewise 32: For if you love them who love you what thank have ye for sinners also love those that love them 33: And if ye do good to them which do good to you what thank have ye For sinners also do even the same 34: And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive what thank have ye For sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again [2] 35: But you love your enemies and do good and lend hoping for nothing in return and your reward shall be great and you shall be the children of the Highest for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil 36: Be ye therefore merciful as your Father also is merciful 37: Judge not and you shall not be judged condemn not and you shall not be condemned forgive and you shall be forgiven 38: Give and it shall be given to you good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over shall all give into your bosom For with the same measure that you mete withal it shall be measured to you again 39: And he spake a parable unto them Can the blind lead the blind shall they not both fall into the ditch 40: Disciples are not above the master but every one that is perfect shall be as the master 41: And why [do] you notice the sliver that is in your brother [or sister’s] eye but perceive not the log that is in your own eye 42: Either how can you say to your brother [or sister] Brother [sister] let me pull out the sliver that is in your eye when you yourself cannot see the log [3] that is in your own eye? You hypocrite cast out first the beam out of thine own eye and then you shall see clearly to pull out the sliver that is in your brother or sister's eye 43: For a good tree brings not forth corrupt fruit neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit 44: For every tree is known by its own fruit For of thorns do none gather figs nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes 45: The good ones out of the good treasure of their hearts bring forth that which is good and the evil ones out of the evil treasure of theirs hearts bring forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart their mouth speaks 46: And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say 47: Whosoever comes to me and hears my sayings and does them I will show you to whom they are like 48: They are like those who build an house and dig deep and lay the foundation on a rock and when the flood occurs the stream beats vehemently upon that house and cannot shake it for it is founded upon a rock 49: But they that hear and not do are like those who without a foundation build a house upon the earth against which the stream does beat vehemently and immediately it falls and the ruin of that house is great
[1] Luke 6:16 Jesus calls whom
he will. He knew Judas would steal from the moneybag and would also betray him,
but he still called him and made him an apostle and used him to win souls and
do miracles. It is not for us to second-guess our Creator.
[2] Luke 6:33-34 Jesus did not
call his followers sinners. To say that if we say we have no sin, we are liars
and the truth is not in us, is not the same as saying we are sinners. When
Jesus referred to sinners, he spoke of unbelievers and not of the congregation
of the redeemed.
[3] Luke 6:42 The log and the
sliver represent lack of discernment, error, the need for correction.
