Luke, 6

1. It happened that one Sabbath he was walking through the cornfields, and his disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands and eating them.

1. On a sabbath, while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.

2. Some of the Pharisees said, 'Why are you doing something that is forbidden on the Sabbath day?'

2. But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?"

3. Jesus answered them, 'So you have not read what David did when he and his followers were hungry-

3. And Jesus answered, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:

4. how he went into the house of God and took the loaves of the offering and ate them and gave them to his followers, loaves which the priests alone are allowed to eat?'

4. how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?"

5. And he said to them, 'The Son of man is master of the Sabbath.'

5. And he said to them, "The Son of man is lord of the sabbath."

6. Now on another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach, and a man was present, and his right hand was withered.

6. On another sabbath, when he entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered.

7. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching him to see if he would cure somebody on the Sabbath, hoping to find something to charge him with.

7. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

8. But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, 'Get up and stand out in the middle!' And he came forward and stood there.

8. But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come and stand here." And he rose and stood there.

9. Then Jesus said to them, 'I put it to you: is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it?'

9. And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?"

10. Then he looked round at them all and said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He did so, and his hand was restored.

10. And he looked around on them all, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.

11. But they were furious and began to discuss the best way of dealing with Jesus.

11. But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12. Now it happened in those days that he went onto the mountain to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God.

12. In these days he went out to the mountain to pray; and all night he continued in prayer to God.

13. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them 'apostles':

13. And when it was day, he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles;

14. Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

14. Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,

15. Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot,

15. and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

16. Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.

16. and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17. He then came down with them and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples, with a great crowd of people from all parts of Judaea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon

17. And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

18. who had come to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. People tormented by unclean spirits were also cured,

18. and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

19. and everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him because power came out of him that cured them all.

19. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.

20. Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: How blessed are you who are poor: the kingdom of God is yours.

20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21. Blessed are you who are hungry now: you shall have your fill. Blessed are you who are weeping now: you shall laugh.

21. "Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

22. 'Blessed are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of man.

22. "Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man!

23. Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, look!-your reward will be great in heaven. This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets.

23. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

24. But alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now.

24. "But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.

25. Alas for you who have plenty to eat now: you shall go hungry. Alas for you who are laughing now: you shall mourn and weep.

25. "Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. "Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

26. 'Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you! This was the way their ancestors treated the false prophets.

26. "Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

27. 'But I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

27. "But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28. bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly.

28. bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

29. To anyone who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek as well; to anyone who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic.

29. To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.

30. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from someone who takes it.

30. Give to every one who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again.

31. Treat others as you would like people to treat you.

31. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

32. If you love those who love you, what credit can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them.

32. "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

33. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit can you expect? For even sinners do that much.

33. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

34. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to get money back, what credit can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount.

34. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

35. Instead, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend without any hope of return. You will have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

35. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.

36. 'Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.

36. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

37. Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.

37. "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;

38. Give, and there will be gifts for you: a full measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap; because the standard you use will be the standard used for you.'

38. give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back."

39. He also told them a parable, 'Can one blind person guide another? Surely both will fall into a pit?

39. He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40. Disciple is not superior to teacher; but fully trained disciple will be like teacher.

40. A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher.

41. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in your own?

41. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

42. How can you say to your brother, "Brother, let me take out that splinter in your eye," when you cannot see the great log in your own? Hypocrite! Take the log out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take out the splinter in your brother's eyes.

42. Or how can you say to your brother, `Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

43. 'There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit.

43. "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;

44. Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles.

44. for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.

45. Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what is bad from the store of badness. For the words of the mouth flow out of what fills the heart.

45. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

46. 'Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord" and not do what I say?

46. "Why do you call me `Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you?

47. 'Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and acts on them -- I will show you what such a person is like.

47. Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:

48. Such a person is like the man who, when he built a house, dug, and dug deep, and laid the foundations on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but could not shake it, it was so well built.

48. he is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid the foundation upon rock; and when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

49. But someone who listens and does nothing is like the man who built a house on soil, with no foundations; as soon as the river bore down on it, it collapsed; and what a ruin that house became!'

49. But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."