Luke 6

Revised Geneva Translation

6 And it happened that on a second solemn Sabbath, He went through the corn fields. And His disciples plucked the ears of corn and ate and rubbed them in their hands.

² And certain Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?”

³ Then Jesus answered them, and said, “Have you not read what David did when he himself, and those who were with him, were hungry?

⁴ “How he went into the house of God and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him (which was not lawful to eat, except only for the priests)?”

⁵ And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath day.”

⁶ It also happened that on another Sabbath, He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was dried up.

⁷ And the scribes and Pharisees watched Him, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.

⁸ But He knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise, and stand up in the midst.” And he arose and stood up.

⁹ Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you a question: Which is lawful on the Sabbath days - to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy?”

¹⁰ And He looked around at them all and said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he did so. And his hand was restored again, as whole as the other.

¹¹ Then they were filled with madness and discussed what they might do to Jesus.

¹² And it happened that in those days He went into a mountain to pray. And He spent the night in prayer to God.

¹³ And when it was day, He called His disciples. And He chose twelve of them (whom He also called Apostles):

¹⁴ Simon (whom He also named Peter) and Andrew (his brother), James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

¹⁵ Matthew and Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zealous,

¹⁶ Judas brother of James, and Judas Iscariot (who was also the traitor).

¹⁷ Then He came down with them and stood in a plain place with the crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases.

¹⁸ And those who were tormented by foul spirits were healed.

¹⁹ And the whole multitude sought to touch Him. For power went out of Him and healed them all.

²⁰ And He lifted up His eyes upon His disciples, and said, “Blessed are you poor. For yours is the Kingdom of God.

²¹ “Blessed are you who hunger now. For you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now. For you shall laugh.

²² “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they separate you, and revile you, and put out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

²³ “Rejoice on that day and be glad. For behold, your reward is great in Heaven. For in like manner did their fathers to the Prophets:

²⁴ “But woe to you rich. For you have received your comfort.

²⁵ “Woe to you who are full. For you shall hunger. Woe to you who now laugh. For you shall wail and weep.

²⁶ “Woe to you when all men 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 well to those who hate you.

²⁸ “Bless those who curse you and pray for those who hurt you.

²⁹ “And to the one who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other, and the one who takes away your cloak, do not forbid to take your coat also.

³⁰ “Give to everyone who asks of you. And from the one who takes away what is yours, do not ask for it back.

³¹ “And as you would have men do to you, so likewise do to them.

³² “For if you love those who love you, what thanks shall you have? For even the sinners love those who love them.

³³ And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks shall you have? For even the sinners do the same.

³⁴ “And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks shall you have? For even the sinners lend to sinners to receive the same.

³⁵ “Therefore, love your enemies. And do good. And lend, looking for nothing in return. And your reward shall be great. And you shall be the children of the Most High. For He is kind to the ungrateful and to the evil.

³⁶ “Therefore, be merciful, as your Father is also merciful.

³⁷ “Do not judge. And you shall not be judged. Do not condemn. And you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

³⁸ “Give, and it shall be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall be laid in your lap. For with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you again.”

³⁹ And He spoke a parable to them, “Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?

⁴⁰ “The disciple is not above the master. But whoever would be a perfect disciple shall be as his master.

⁴¹ “And why do you see a splinter in your brother’s eye, yet do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?

⁴² “Or, how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me pull out the splinter that is in your eye,’ when you do not see the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! Cast out the beam from your own eye first. And then you shall see perfectly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother’s eye.

⁴³ “For it is not a good tree that brings forth evil fruit, nor an evil tree that brings forth good fruit.

⁴⁴ “For every tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes gathered from bushes.

⁴⁵ “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.

⁴⁶ “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord’ and do not do the things that I speak?

⁴⁷ “Whoever comes to Me and hears My words, and does the same, I will show you to whom he is like.

⁴⁸ “He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock. And when the waters rose, the flood beat upon that house, but could not shake it. For it was grounded upon a rock.

⁴⁹ “But the one who hears and does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without foundation (against which the flood beat, and it immediately fell). And the fall of that house was great.”