Luke

¹Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first⁷⁰³ [that] Jesus⁷⁰⁴ was walking through the grain fields. His disciples plucked heads of grain and ate them, rubbing the heads in their hands. ²But some among the Pharisees asked them, “Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”

³Jesus answered them with these words: “Have not you read what David did when he was hungry, along with those who were with him? ⁴How he entered into the house of God, took and ate the bread of the Presence⁷⁰⁵ and also gave it to those who were with him, even though it is not lawful to eat [from it] except for the priests alone?” ⁵He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

⁶Now it also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and began to teach. A man was there whose right hand was withered. ⁷The scribes and the Pharisees were watching, to see if Jesus⁷⁰⁶ would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. ⁸But he perceived⁷⁰⁷ their thoughts. He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise up, and stand in the midst [of all];” and the man arose and stood up. ⁹Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” ¹⁰He looked around at all of them and said to him, “Stretch out your hand!” The man⁷⁰⁸ did so, and his hand was restored like the other. ¹¹However, the scribes and the Pharisees⁷⁰⁹ were filled with rage and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.

The Twelve

¹²It happened in these days, that Jesus⁷¹⁰ went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night, in prayer to God. ¹³When day came, he called his disciples and chose twelve from among them, which he also named ‘apostles’:^{711 14}Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James;⁷¹² John; Philip; Bartholomew; ¹⁵Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot; ¹⁶Judas [the brother] of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor. ¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place. A number of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. ¹⁸Those who were troubled by unclean spirits also came, and they were healed. ¹⁹The whole multitude desired to touch him because power came out from him and healed them all.

The Lord’s sermon

²⁰Jesus looked up to his disciples, and said:

Blessed are you who are poor,

for yours is the Kingdom of God.

²¹Blessed are you who hunger now,

for you will be filled.

Blessed are you who weep now,

for you will laugh.

²²Blessed are you when men shall hate you,

and when they shall exclude and mock you,

and throw out your name as evil for the sake of the Son of Man.

²³Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy,

for behold, your reward is great in heaven,

for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

²⁴But woe to you who are rich!

For you have received your consolation.

²⁵Woe to you who are full,

for you will be hungry.

Woe to you who laugh now,

for you will mourn and weep.

²⁶Woe [to you,]⁷¹³ when all⁷¹⁴ men speak well of you,

for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Love for one’s enemies

²⁷But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ²⁹To the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other [cheek]. If someone takes away your cloak, do not refuse your coat as well. ³⁰Give to anyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

³¹As you would like others to do to you, do the same to them. ³²If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them! ³³And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same! ³⁴If 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 back as much. ³⁵But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he is kind [even] to the ungrateful and evil.

³⁶Therefore, be merciful,

even as your Father is also merciful.

³⁷Do not judge,

and you will not be judged.

Do not condemn,

and you will not be condemned.

Set free,

and you will be set free.

³⁸Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing will be given to you.⁷¹⁵ For with the same measure [that] you measure, it will be measured back to you.”

The beam and the speck—Judging others—The tree and its fruits

³⁹He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰A disciple is not above his teacher, but after being fully trained, everyone will be like their teacher. ⁴¹Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye? ⁴²Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you do not see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrites! First, remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly in order to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye. ⁴³For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit, or any rotten tree that produces good fruit. ⁴⁴Indeed, each tree is recognized⁷¹⁶ by its own fruit!⁷¹⁷ People do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick up grapes from a bramble bush. ⁴⁵Out of the good treasure of his heart, a good person brings out what is good, but out of the evil treasure of his heart, one who is evil brings out what is evil. For out of the overflowing of the heart, the⁷¹⁸ mouth speaks.

Those who say ‘Lord, Lord’—Building on rock or sand

⁴⁶Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? ⁴⁷I will show you what the person is like who comes to me, hears my words and does them. ⁴⁸He is like a man building a house who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the water⁷¹⁹ rushed against that house but could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.^{720 49}But the one who hears and does not practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The stream rushed against it, and at once it fell down; and the ruin of that house was great.”

The healing of the Centurion’s servant

703. CT reads “on a certain Sabbath” instead of “on the second Sabbath after the first”
704. Greek “he”
705. Or “show bread”
706. Greek “he”
707. Or “knew”
708. Greek “he.” TR reads “the man”
709. Greek “they”
710. Greek “he”
711. Which means “sent”
712. Greek VIa,kwbon
713. TR adds “to you”
714. MT and CT omit “all”
715. Literally “into your bosom”
716. Or “known”
717. James 2:18
718. Greek “his”
719. Greek “stream”
720. Compare Matthew 16:18