Luke 6-7 (Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition)

Luke 6

 ¹And it came to pass on the second first sabbath, that as he went through the corn fields, his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

    ²And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days?

    ³And Jesus answering them, said: Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they that were with him:

    ⁴How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the bread of proposition, and gave to them that were with him, which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests?

    ⁵And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

    ⁶And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught. And there was a man, whose right hand was withered.

    ⁷And the scribes and Pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.

    ⁸But he knew their thoughts; and said to the man who had the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And rising he stood forth.

    ⁹Then Jesus said to them: I ask you, if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy?

    ¹⁰And looking round about on them all, he said to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.

    ¹¹And they were filled with madness; and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

    ¹²And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and he passed the whole night in the prayer of God.

    ¹³And when day was come, he called unto him his disciples; and he chose twelve of them (whom also he named apostles):

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

    ¹⁵Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes,

    ¹⁶And Jude, the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

    ¹⁷And coming down with them, he stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon,

    ¹⁸Who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits, were cured.

    ¹⁹And all the multitude sought to touch him, for virtue went out from him, and healed all.

    ²⁰And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

    ²¹Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.

    ²²Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

    ²³Be glad in that day and rejoice; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.

    ²⁴But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation.

    ²⁵Woe to you that are filled: for you shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh: for you shall mourn and weep.

    ²⁶Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.

    ²⁷But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you.

    ²⁸Bless them that curse you, and pray for them that calumniate you.

    ²⁹And to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the other. And him that taketh away from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

    ³⁰Give to every one that asketh thee, and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

    ³¹And as you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner.

    ³²And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also love those that love them.

    ³³And if you do good to them who do good to you, what thanks are to you? for sinners also do this.

    ³⁴And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? for sinners also lend to sinners, for to receive as much.

    ³⁵But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil.

    ³⁶Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

    ³⁷Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

    ³⁸Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

    ³⁹And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch?

    ⁴⁰The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master.

    ⁴¹And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye: but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not?

    ⁴²Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye? Hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thy own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye.

    ⁴³For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit; nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

    ⁴⁴For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns; nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.

    ⁴⁵A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

    ⁴⁶And why call you me, Lord, Lord; and do not the things which I say?

    ⁴⁷Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

    ⁴⁸He is like to a man building a house, who digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock. And when a flood came, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and it could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

    ⁴⁹But he that heareth, and doth not, is like to a man building his house upon the earth without a foundation: against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

   

Luke 7

 ¹And when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capharnaum.

    ²And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die.

    ³And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.

    ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

    ⁵For he loveth our nation; and he hath built us a synagogue.

    ⁶And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

    ⁷For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee; but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

    ⁸For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

    ⁹Which Jesus hearing, marvelled: and turning about to the multitude that followed him, he said: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel.

    ¹⁰And they who were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick.

    ¹¹And it came to pass afterwards, that he went into a city that is called Naim; and there went with him his disciples, and a great multitude.

    ¹²And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow: and a great multitude of the city was with her.

    ¹³Whom when the Lord had seen, being moved with mercy towards her, he said to her: Weep not.

    ¹⁴And he came near and touched the bier. And they that carried it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise.

    ¹⁵And he that was dead, sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

    ¹⁶And there came a fear on them all: and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet is risen up among us: and, God hath visited his people.

    ¹⁷And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the country round about.

    ¹⁸And John's disciples told him of all these things.

    ¹⁹And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?

    ²⁰And when the men were come unto him, they said: John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that art to come; or look we for another?

    ²¹(And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases, and hurts, and evil spirits: and to many that were blind he gave sight.)

    ²²And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached:

    ²³And blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me.

    ²⁴And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

    ²⁵But what went you out to see? a man clothed in soft garments? Behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately, are in the houses of kings.

    ²⁶But what went you out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    ²⁷This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

    ²⁸For I say to you: Amongst those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet that John the Baptist. But he that is the lesser in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

    ²⁹And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.

    ³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.

    ³¹And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

    ³²They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and speaking one to another, and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept.

    ³³For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say: He hath a devil.

    ³⁴The Son of man is come eating and drinking: and you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.

    ³⁵And wisdom is justified by all her children.

    ³⁶And one of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and sat down to meat.

    ³⁷And behold a woman that was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment;

    ³⁸And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet, with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

    ³⁹And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

    ⁴⁰And Jesus answering, said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. But he said: Master, say it.

    ⁴¹A certain creditor had two debtors, the one who owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

    ⁴²And whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him most?

    ⁴³Simon answering, said: I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou hast judged rightly.

    ⁴⁴And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon: Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she with tears hath washed my feet, and with her hairs hath wiped them.

    ⁴⁵Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

    ⁴⁶My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.

    ⁴⁷Wherefore I say to thee: Many sins are forgiven her, because she hath loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loveth less.

    ⁴⁸And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven thee.

    ⁴⁹And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

    ⁵⁰And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace.