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Luke 5:28-6:38
English Standard Version
Luke 5:28-6:38
English Standard Version
28 And (A)leaving everything, he rose and followed him.
29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company (B)of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and (C)their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, (D)“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 (E)I have not come to call the righteous (F)but sinners (G)to repentance.”
A Question About Fasting
33 And they said to him, (H)“The disciples of John (I)fast often and (J)offer prayers, (K)and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34 And Jesus said to them, (L)“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 (M)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (N)then they will fast in those days.” 36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old (O)wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”[a]
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
6 (P)On a Sabbath,[b] while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples (Q)plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, (R)“Why are you doing (S)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered them, (T)“Have you not read (U)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate (V)the bread of the Presence, (W)which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?” 5 And he said to them, (X)“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Withered Hand
6 On another Sabbath, (Y)he entered the synagogue (Z)and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees (AA)watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, (AB)so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But (AC)he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, (AD)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And (AE)after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And (AF)he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with (AG)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles
12 In these days (AH)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, (AI)he called his disciples (AJ)and (AK)chose from them twelve, whom he named (AL)apostles: 14 Simon, (AM)whom he named Peter, and (AN)Andrew his brother, and (AO)James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and (AP)Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called (AQ)the Zealot, 16 and (AR)Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude
17 And (AS)he came down with them and stood on a level place, with (AT)a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of (AU)Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. (AV)And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd (AW)sought to touch him, for (AX)power came out from him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes
20 And (AY)he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, (AZ)and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for (BA)yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (BB)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.
(BC)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when (BD)people hate you and when they (BE)exclude you and revile you and (BF)spurn your name as evil, (BG)on account of the Son of Man! 23 (BH)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for (BI)so their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 (BJ)“But woe to you who are rich, (BK)for you (BL)have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who are full now, for (BM)you shall be hungry.
“Woe to (BN)you who laugh now, (BO)for you shall mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you, (BP)when all people speak well of you, for (BQ)so their fathers did to (BR)the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (BS)Love your enemies, (BT)do good to those who hate you, 28 (BU)bless those who curse you, (BV)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (BW)To one who (BX)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[c] either. 30 (BY)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (BZ)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
32 (CA)“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 (CB)if you (CC)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 (CD)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (CE)you will be sons of (CF)the Most High, for (CG)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (CH)Be merciful, even as (CI)your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
37 (CJ)(CK)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (CL)forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 (CM)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (CN)into your lap. For (CO)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 5:28-6:38
New International Version
Luke 5:28-6:38
New International Version
28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.(A)
29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(B) and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(C) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(D)
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(E)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(F)
33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(G) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”
34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(H) fast while he is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(I) in those days they will fast.”
36 He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(J)
6 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.(K) 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”(L)
3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(M) 4 He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat.(N) And he also gave some to his companions.” 5 Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man(O) is Lord of the Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath(P) he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely(Q) to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.(R) 8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking(S) and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.
9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10 He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious(T) and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles(U)
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.(V) 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:(W) 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew,(X) Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Blessings and Woes(Y)
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,(Z) 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,(AA) because power was coming from him and healing them all.(AB)
20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.(AC)
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.(AD)
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.(AE)
22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you(AF) and insult you(AG)
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.(AH)
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(AI) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(AJ)
24 “But woe to you who are rich,(AK)
for you have already received your comfort.(AL)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.(AM)
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.(AN)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(AO)
Love for Enemies(AP)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(AQ) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(AR) 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.(AS) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(AT)
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(AU) 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?(AV) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(AW) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(AX) of the Most High,(AY) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(AZ) just as your Father(BA) is merciful.
Judging Others(BB)
37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(BC) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(BD) 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.(BE) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(BF)
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