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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
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 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.”