Luke 6:17-36

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Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude

¹⁷And ^(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, ¹⁸who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. ^(D)And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all the crowd ^(E)sought to touch him, for ^(F)power came out from him and healed them all.

The Beatitudes

²⁰And ^(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. ³¹And ^(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. ³³And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴And ^(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. ³⁵But ^(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.