22 “Blessed are you when (A)people hate you and when they (B)exclude you and revile you and (C)spurn your name as evil, (D)on account of the Son of Man! 23 (E)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for (F)so their fathers did to the prophets.

Jesus Pronounces Woes

24 (G)“But woe to you who are rich, (H)for you (I)have received your consolation.

25 “Woe to you who are full now, for (J)you shall be hungry.

“Woe to (K)you who laugh now, (L)for you shall mourn and weep.

26 “Woe to you, (M)when all people speak well of you, for (N)so their fathers did to (O)the false prophets.

Love Your Enemies

27 “But I say to you who hear, (P)Love your enemies, (Q)do good to those who hate you, 28 (R)bless those who curse you, (S)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (T)To one who (U)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 (V)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (W)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

32 (X)“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 (Y)if you (Z)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 (AA)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (AB)you will be sons of (AC)the Most High, for (AD)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (AE)Be merciful, even as (AF)your Father is merciful.

Judging Others

37 (AG)(AH)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (AI)forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 (AJ)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (AK)into your lap. For (AL)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

39 He also told them a parable: (AM)“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 (AN)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is (AO)fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 (AP)Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but (AQ)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 (AR)no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for (AS)each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 (AT)The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces (AU)evil, (AV)for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Build Your House on the Rock

46 (AW)“Why (AX)do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 (AY)Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.[b] 49 (AZ)But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and (BA)the ruin of that house was great.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
  2. Luke 6:48 Some manuscripts founded upon the rock

22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you(A) and insult you(B)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.(C)

23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(D) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(E)

24 “But woe to you who are rich,(F)
    for you have already received your comfort.(G)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.(H)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.(I)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(J)

Love for Enemies(K)

27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(L) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(M) 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.(N) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(O)

32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(P) 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?(Q) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(R) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(S) of the Most High,(T) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(U) just as your Father(V) is merciful.

Judging Others(W)

37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(X) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(Y) 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.(Z) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(AA)

39 He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?(AB) 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.(AC)

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(AD)

43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.(AE) People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.(AF)

The Wise and Foolish Builders(AG)

46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’(AH) and do not do what I say?(AI) 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice,(AJ) I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

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