The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Luke 06
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 Inthese days, he went outto 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 sonof 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 withthemand 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
toward 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
streambroke againstthathouse, andcould
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.”