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Luke 6:17-43
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Luke 6:17-43
Revised Standard Version
Jesus Teaches and Heals
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 and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.
Blessings and Woes
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 that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
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 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 woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
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 “Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
Love for Enemies
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 abuse you. 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 every one who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. 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 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 is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 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 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;[a] 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 merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
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 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 a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 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 see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 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.
A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;
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- Luke 6:35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no man
Luke 6:17-43
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Luke 6:17-43
New International Version
Blessings and Woes(A)
17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,(B) 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, 19 and the people all tried to touch him,(C) because power was coming from him and healing them all.(D)
20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.(E)
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.(F)
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.(G)
22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you(H) and insult you(I)
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.(J)
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(K) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(L)
24 “But woe to you who are rich,(M)
for you have already received your comfort.(N)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.(O)
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.(P)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(Q)
Love for Enemies(R)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(S) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(T) 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.(U) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(V)
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(W) Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you?(X) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(Y) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(Z) of the Most High,(AA) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(AB) just as your Father(AC) is merciful.
Judging Others(AD)
37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(AE) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(AF) 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.(AG) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(AH)
39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?(AI) 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.(AJ)
41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit(AK)
43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Luke 6:17-43
New King James Version
Luke 6:17-43
New King James Version
Jesus Heals a Great Multitude(A)
17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples (B)and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, 18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude (C)sought to (D)touch Him, for (E)power went out from Him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes(F)
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
(G)“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (H)Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be (I)filled.[a]
(J)Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall (K)laugh.
22 (L)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (M)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
23 (N)Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For (O)in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 “But(P) woe to you (Q)who are rich,
For (R)you have received your consolation.
25 (S)Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
(T)Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and (U)weep.
26 (V)Woe [b]to you when [c]all men speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies(W)
27 (X)“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 (Y)bless those who curse you, and (Z)pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 (AA)To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. (AB)And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 (AC)Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 (AD)And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
32 (AE)“But 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 is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 (AF)And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But (AG)love your enemies, (AH)do good, and (AI)lend, [d]hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and (AJ)you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 (AK)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Do Not Judge(AL)
37 (AM)“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. (AN)Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 (AO)Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your (AP)bosom. For (AQ)with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39 And He spoke a parable to them: (AR)“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 (AS)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 (AT)And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit(AU)
43 (AV)“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
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Luke 6:17-43
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Luke 6:17-43
English Standard Version
Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude
17 And (A)he came down with them and stood on a level place, with (B)a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of (C)Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. (D)And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd (E)sought to touch him, for (F)power came out from him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes
20 And (G)he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, (H)and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for (I)yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (J)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.
(K)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when (L)people hate you and when they (M)exclude you and revile you and (N)spurn your name as evil, (O)on account of the Son of Man! 23 (P)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for (Q)so their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 (R)“But woe to you who are rich, (S)for you (T)have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who are full now, for (U)you shall be hungry.
“Woe to (V)you who laugh now, (W)for you shall mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you, (X)when all people speak well of you, for (Y)so their fathers did to (Z)the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (AA)Love your enemies, (AB)do good to those who hate you, 28 (AC)bless those who curse you, (AD)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (AE)To one who (AF)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[a] either. 30 (AG)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (AH)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
32 (AI)“If you love those who love you, what benefit 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 benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And (AJ)if you (AK)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But (AL)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (AM)you will be sons of (AN)the Most High, for (AO)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (AP)Be merciful, even as (AQ)your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
37 (AR)(AS)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (AT)forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 (AU)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (AV)into your lap. For (AW)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
39 He also told them a parable: (AX)“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 (AY)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is (AZ)fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 (BA)Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but (BB)do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 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.
A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “For (BC)no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,
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- Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
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