Chapter 6
1 Now on the second Sabbath after the first , he was going through the grain fields . His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate , rubbing them in their hands .
2 But some of the Pharisees said to them , " Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day ?"
3 Jesus , answering them , said , "Haven’ t you read what David did when he was hungry , he and those who were with him ,
4 how he entered into God ’s house , and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him , which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone ?"
5 He said to them , " The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath ."
6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught . There was a man there , and his right hand was withered .
7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him , to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath , that they might find an accusation against him .
8 But he knew their thoughts ; and he said to the man who had the withered hand , " Rise up and stand in the middle ." He arose and stood .
9 Then Jesus said to them , " I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good , or to do harm ? To save a life , or to kill?"
10 He looked around at them all , and said to the man , " Stretch out your hand ." He did , and his hand was restored as sound as the other .
11 But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus .
12 In these days , he went out to the mountain to pray , and he continued all night in prayer to God .
13 When it was day , he called his disciples , and from them he chose twelve , whom he also named apostles:
14 Simon , whom he also named Peter ; Andrew, his brother; James ; John ; Philip ; Bartholomew;
15 Matthew ; Thomas ; James the son of Alphaeus; Simon who was called the Zealot ;
16 Judas the son of James ; and Judas Iscariot , who also became a traitor .
17 He came down with them and stood on a level place , with a crowd of his disciples and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon , who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases ,
18 as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits ; and they were being healed .
19 All the multitude sought to touch him , for power came out of him and healed them all .
20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples , and said : " Blessed are you who are poor , for God ’s Kingdom is yours .
21 Blessed are you who hunger now , for you will be filled . Blessed are you who weep now , for you will laugh .
22 Blessed are you when men hate you , and when they exclude and mock you , and throw out your name as evil , for the Son of Man ’s sake .
23 Rejoice 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 .
24 " But woe to you who are rich ! For you have received your consolation .
25 Woe to you , you who are full now , for you will be hungry . Woe to you who laugh now , for you will mourn and weep .
26 Woe , when men speak well of you , for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets .
27 " But I tell you who hear: love your enemies , do good to those who hate you ,
28 bless those who curse you , and pray for those who mistreat you .
29 To him who strikes you on the cheek , offer also the other ; and from him who takes away your cloak , don’ t withhold your coat also .
30 Give to everyone who asks you , and don’ t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again .
31 " As you would like people to do to you , do exactly so to them .
32 " If you love those who love you , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners love those who love them .
33 If you do good to those who do good to you , what credit is that to you ? For even sinners do the same .
34 If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive , what credit is that to you ? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.
35 But love your enemies , and do good , and lend , expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great , and you will be children of the Most High ; for he is kind towards the unthankful and evil .
36 "Therefore be merciful , even as your Father is also merciful .
37 Don’t judge , and you won’t be judged . Don’t condemn , and you won’t be condemned . Set free, and you will be set free.
38 " Give , and it will be given to you : good measure , pressed down , shaken together , and running over , will be given to you . For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you ."
39 He spoke a parable to them . " Can the blind guide the blind ? Won’t they both fall into a pit ?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher , but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher .
41 Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye , but don’ t consider the beam that is in your own eye ?
42 Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye ,’ when you yourself don’ t see the beam that is in your own eye ? You hypocrite ! First remove the beam from your own eye , and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye .
43 " For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit , nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit .
44 For each tree is known by its own fruit . For people don’ t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good , and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil , for out of the abundance of the heart , his mouth speaks .
46 " Why do you call me , ‘ Lord , Lord ,’ and don’t do the things which I say ?
47 Everyone who comes to me , and hears my words and does them , I will show you who he is like .
48 He is like a man building a house , who dug and went deep and laid a foundation on the rock . When a flood arose , the stream broke against that house , and could not shake it , because it was founded on the rock .
49 But he who hears and doesn’ t do , is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation , against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell ; and the ruin of that house was great ."