Luke 6
Contemporary English Version
A Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8; Mark 2.23-28)
6 (A) One Sabbath when Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields,[a] the disciples picked some wheat. They rubbed the husks off with their hands and started eating the grain.
2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath? You're not supposed to do that!”
3 (B) Jesus answered, “You surely have read what David did when he and his followers were hungry. 4 (C) He went into the house of God and took the sacred loaves of bread that only priests were supposed to eat. He not only ate some himself, but even gave some to his followers.”
5 Jesus finished by saying, “The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14; Mark 3.1-6)
6 On another Sabbath[b] Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, and a man with a paralyzed right hand was there. 7 Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses kept watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man. They did this because they wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.
8 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. And the man stood up. 9 Then Jesus asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?”
10 After he had looked around at everyone, he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand became completely well.
11 The teachers and the Pharisees were furious and started saying to one another, “What can we do about Jesus?”
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4; Mark 3.13-19)
12 About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there. 13 The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles. 14 One was Simon, and Jesus named him Peter. Another was Andrew, Peter's brother. There were also James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus. The rest of the apostles were Simon, known as the Eager One,[c] 16 Jude, who was the son of James, and Judas Iscariot,[d] who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Matthew 4.23-25)
17 Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon were there too. 18 These people had come to listen to Jesus and to be healed of their diseases. All who were troubled by evil spirits were also healed. 19 Everyone was trying to touch Jesus, because power was going out from him and healing them all.
Blessings and Troubles
(Matthew 5.1-12)
20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said:
God will bless you people
who are poor.
His kingdom belongs to you!
21 God will bless
you hungry people.
You will have plenty
to eat!
God will bless you people
who are now crying.
You will laugh!
22 (D) God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man. 23 (E) Long ago your own people did these same things to the prophets. So when this happens to you, be happy and jump for joy! You will have a great reward in heaven.
24 But you rich people
are in for trouble.
You have already had
an easy life!
25 You well-fed people
are in for trouble.
You will go hungry!
You people
who are laughing now
are in for trouble.
You are going to cry
and weep!
26 You are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.
Love for Enemies
(Matthew 5.38-48; 7.12a)
27 This is what I say to all who will listen to me:
Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you. 28 Ask God to bless anyone who curses you, and pray for everyone who is cruel to you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, don't stop that person from slapping you on the other cheek. If someone wants to take your coat, don't try to keep back your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks and don't ask people to return what they have taken from you. 31 (F) Treat others just as you want to be treated.
32 If you love only someone who loves you, will God praise you for that? Even sinners love people who love them. 33 If you are kind only to someone who is kind to you, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners are kind to people who are kind to them. 34 If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.
35 (G) But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back.[e] Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven. He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel. 36 Have pity on others, just as your Father has pity on you.
Judging Others
(Matthew 7.1-5)
37 Jesus said:
Don't judge others, and God won't judge you. Don't be hard on others, and God won't be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you. 38 If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.
39 (H) Jesus also used some sayings as he spoke to the people. He said:
Can one blind person lead another blind person? Won't they both fall into a ditch? 40 (I) Are students better than their teacher? But when they are fully trained, they will be like their teacher.
41 You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye. 42 How can you say, “My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye,” when you don't see the log in your own eye? You show-offs! First, get the log out of your own eye; then you can see how to take the speck out of your friend's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Matthew 7.17-20; 12.34b,35)
43 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 44 (J) You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes. 45 (K) Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts, but bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.
Two Builders
(Matthew 7.24-27)
46 Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say? 47 Anyone who comes and listens to me and obeys me 48 is like someone who dug down deep and built a house on solid rock. When a flood came and the river rushed against the house, it was built so well that it didn't even shake. 49 But anyone who hears what I say and doesn't obey me is like someone whose house wasn't built on solid rock. As soon as the river rushed against that house, it was smashed to pieces!
Footnotes
- 6.1 walking through some wheat fields: It was the custom to let hungry travelers pick grains of wheat.
- 6.6 On another Sabbath: Some manuscripts have a reading which may mean “the Sabbath after the next.”
- 6.15 known as the Eager One: The word “eager” translates the Greek word “zealot,” which was a name later given to the members of a Jewish group that resisted and fought against the Romans.
- 6.16 Iscariot: This may mean “a man from Kerioth” (a place in Judea). But more probably it means “a man who was a liar” or “a man who was a betrayer.”
- 6.35 without expecting to be paid back: Some manuscripts have “without giving up on anyone.”
Luke 6
Jubilee Bible 2000
6 ¶ And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first that he went through the grain fields and his disciples plucked the ears of grain and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when he and those that were with him were hungry,
4 how he went into the house of God and did take and eat the showbread and gave also to those that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day, that they might find an accusation against him.
8 But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil? to save a person or to destroy them?
10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 And they were filled with madness and talked one with another about what they might do to Jesus.
12 ¶ And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God.
13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples; and of them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
14 Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called Zelotes
16 and Judas the brother of James and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.
17 And he came down with them and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
18 and those that were tormented with unclean spirits were healed.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for there went virtue out of him and healed them all.
20 ¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you and when they shall separate you from their company and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil for the sake of the Son of man.
23 Rejoice ye in that day and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers treated the prophets in the same manner.
24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
26 Woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers treat the false prophets.
27 ¶ But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those that curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.
29 And unto the one that smites thee on the one cheek offer also the other, and to the one that takes away thy cloak defend not thy coat also.
30 Give to everyone that asks of thee, and of the one that takes away thy goods ask them not to return them.
31 And as ye desire that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 For if ye love those who love you, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also love those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also do even the same.
34 And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again.
35 But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 ¶ Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven;
38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye measure out it shall be measured to you again.
39 And he spoke a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the pit?
40 The disciple is not above his master, but any one that is as the master shall be perfect.
41 And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but not perceive the beam that is in thine own eye?
42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself dost not behold the beam that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
43 For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they gather grapes.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil, for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:
48 he is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation upon rock; and when the flood arose, the river beat vehemently upon that house and could not shake it, for it was founded upon rock.
49 But he that hears and does not do is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation against which the river beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Lucas 6
Ang Salita ng Diyos
Araw ng Sabat
6 Nangyari, sa ikalawang araw ng Sabat pagkaraan ng una, si Jesus ay dumaan sa triguhan. Ang mga alagad niya ay pumigtal ng mga uhay. Ito ay nililigis nila sa kanilang mga kamay at kinakain.
2 Sinabi ng ilang Fariseo sa kanila: Bakit ginagawa ninyo ang ipinagbabawal gawin sa araw ng Sabat?
3 Sumagot si Jesus. Sinabi niya: Hindi ba ninyo nabasa ang ginawa ni David ng magutom siya at ang mga kasama niya? 4 Hindi ba pumasok siya sa bahay ng Diyos at kinuha ang tinapay na handog? Kinain niya ito at binigyan din ang kaniyang mga kasama. Ito ay bawal kainin maliban ng mga saserdote. 5 Sinabi niya sa kanila: Ang Anak ng Tao ay Panginoon din ng araw ng Sabat.
6 Nangyari din, sa iba pang araw ng Sabat, na pumasok siya sa isang sinagoga at nagturo. Mayroon doong isang lalaki na ang kanang kamay ay nanunuyot. 7 Minamatyagan siya ng mga guro ng kautusan at mga Fariseokung siya ay magpapagaling sa araw ng Sabat. Ito ay upang makakita sila ng maipaparatang laban sa kaniya. 8 Alam ni Jesus ang kanilang iniisip. Sinabi niya sa lalaking nanunuyot ang kamay: Tumindig ka at tumayo sa gitna. Tumindig nga siya at tumayo doon.
9 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Magtatanong ako sa inyo. Naaayon ba sa batas ang gumawa ng kabutihan o gumawa ng kasamaan sa araw ng Sabat? Ang magligtas ng buhay o pumatay?
10 Tiningnan niya ang bawat isa sa palibot. Pagkatingin niya, sinabi niya sa lalaki: Iunat mo ang iyong kamay. Ginawa niya ang gayon at ang kaniyang kamay ay nanauli sa dati na malusog tulad ng isa. 11 Ngunit nagngitngit sila sa galit. Nagsanggunian sila sa isa’t isa kung ano ang gagawin nila kay Jesus.
Tinawag ni Jesus ang Labindalawang Alagad
12 Nangyari, noong mga araw na iyon, siya ay pumunta sa bundok upang manalangin. Nanalangin siya sa Diyos sa buong magdamag.
13 Nang mag-uumaga na, tinawag niya ang kaniyang mga alagad. Mula sa kanila ay pumili siya ng labindalawa na tinawag din niyang mga apostol. 14 Ang mga ito ay sina Simeon, na tinagurian din niyang Pedro, at si Andres na kaniyang kapatid.Ang iba ay sina Santiago at Juan, Felipe at Bartolome. 15 Kasama rin si Mateo, si Tomas, si Santiago, na anak ni Alfeo, at si Simon na tinatawag na Makabayan. 16 Kasama rin si Judas na kapatid ni Santiago at si Judas na taga-Keriot, na siyang naging taksil.
17 Si Jesus ay bumabang kasama nila at tumayo sa isang patag na dako. Pumunta roon ang karamihan ng kaniyang mga alagad at mga tao na lubhang marami. Ang mga tao ay nanggaling sa buong Judea at Jerusalem at sa baybaying dagat ng Tiro at Sidon. Sila ay pumunta roon upang makinig sa kaniya at mapagaling ang kanilang mga sakit. 18 Ang mga ginugulo ng mga karumal-dumal na espiritu ay dumating din at sila rin ay pinagaling. 19 Hinangad ng lahat ng mga tao na mahipo siya sapagkat may kapangyarihang lumalabas sa kaniya na nagpapagaling sa kanilang lahat.
Ang Pahayag ng Pagpapala at Pagkaaba
20 Tumingin si Jesus sa kaniyang mga alagad. Sinabi niya: Pinagpala kayong mga mapagpakumbaba sapagkat sa inyo ang paghahari ng Diyos.
21 Pinagpala kayong mga nagugutom ngayon sapagkat kayo ay bubusugin. Pinagpala kayong umiiyak ngayon sapagkat kayo ay tatawa na may galak. 22 Pinagpala kayo kapag kinapopootan kayo ng mga tao at kapag itinatakwil nila kayo. Pinagpala kayo kung pinapahiya kayo ng mga tao at itinuturing nila ang inyong pangalan na tulad sa masama. Pinagpala kayo kapag ang mga ito ay ginawa sa inyo dahil sa akin na Anak ng Tao.
23 Magalak kayo sa araw na iyon at lumukso sa kagalakan. Narito, malaki ang gantimpala ninyo sa langit. Ganito rin ang ginawa ng mga ninuno nila sa mga propeta.
24 Sa aba ninyo na mayayaman sapagkat tinatanggap ninyo anginyong kaaliwan. 25 Sa aba ninyo na mga busog sapagkat kayo ay magugutom.Sa aba ninyo na tumatawa ngayon sapagkat kayo ay magluluksa at tatangis. 26 Sa aba ninyo kung ang lahat ng tao ay nagsasabi ng mabuti patungkol sa inyo. Ganito rin ang ginawa ng mga ninuno nila sa mga bulaang propeta.
Ibigin mo ang Iyong Kaaway
27 Sinasabi ko sa inyo na nakikinig: Ibigin ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway. Gawan ninyo ng mabuti ang mga napopoot sa inyo.
28 Sabihin ninyo ang mabubuti sa mga nanunungayaw sa inyo. Ipanalangin ninyo sila na umaalipusta sa inyo. 29 Iharap mo ang kabila mong pisngi sa kaniya na sumampal sa iyo. Huwag mong ipagkait ang iyong balabal sa kaniya na kumuha ng iyong damit. 30 Magbigay ka sa bawat isang humihingi sa iyo. Huwag mo nang bawiin ang iyong mga pag-aari sa kumuha nito sa iyo. 31 Ayon sa nais ninyong gawin ng mga tao sa inyo, gawin din ninyo ang gayon sa kanila.
32 Anong pakinabang ang maaasahan ninyo kung iniibig ninyo ang mga umiibig sa inyo? Ito ay sapagkat ang mga makasalanan ay umiibig din sa mga umiibig sa kanila. 33 Anong pakinabang ang maaasahan ninyo kung gumagawa kayo ng mabuti sa kanila na gumagawa ng mabuti sa inyo? Ito ay sapagkat gayundin ang ginagawa ng mga makasalanan. 34 Anong pakinabang ang maaasahan ninyo kung magpapahiram kayo sa kanila na inaasahan ninyong makakapagbigay sa inyo? Ito ay sapagkat ang mga makasalanan ay nagpapahiram din samga makasalanan upang sila ay tumanggap din ng gayon. 35 Ibigin ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway at gumawa kayo ng mabuti. Magpahiram kayo na hindi umaasa ng kapalit at ang gantimpala ninyo ay magiging malaki. Kayo ay magiging mga anak ng kataas-taasan sapagkat siya ay mabuti sa mga hindi mapagpasalamat at sa mga masasama. 36 Maging mga maawain nga kayo, gaya rin naman ng inyong Ama na maawain.
37 Huwag kayong humatol upang hindi kayo hatulan. Huwag kayong magbigay hatol upang hindi kayo bigyang hatol. Magpatawad kayo upang kayo ay patawarin. 38 Magbigay kayo at ito ay ibibigay sa inyo, mabuting sukat, siniksik, niliglig at umaapaw sapagkat ang panukat na inyong ipinangsukat ay siya ring panukat na gagamitin sa inyo.
Ang Talinghaga Patungkol sa Pagkabulag
39 Isang talinghaga ang sinabi niya sa kanila. Makakaakay ba ng bulag ang isang bulag? Hindi ba kapwa silang mahuhulog sa hukay?
40 Ang isang alagad ay hindi higit sa kaniyang guro. Ang bawat isang alagad ay magiging katulad ng kaniyang guro kung sila ay lubos nang handa.
Ang Paghatol sa Iba
41 Bakit mo tinitingnan ang puwing na nasa mata ng iyong kapatid ngunit hindi mo napupuna ang troso na nasa sarili mong mata?
42 Paano mo masasabi sa iyong kapatid: Kapatid, hayaan mong alisin ko ang puwing sa iyong mata kung hindi mo nakikita ang troso na nasa iyong mata? Ikaw na mapagpaimbabaw! Alisin mo muna ang troso na nasa iyong mata. Pagka-alis mo nito, makakakita ka nang malinaw upang maalis mo ang puwing sa mata ng iyong kapatid.
Ang Puno at ang Bunga Nito
43 Sapagkat ang mabuting punong-kahoy ay hindi namumunga ng masamang bunga. Gayundin naman, ang masamang punong-kahoy ay hindi namumunga ng mabuting bunga.
44 Ang bawat punong-kahoy ay nakikilala sa kaniyang sariling bunga. Sapagkat ang mga tao ay hindi nangangalap ng igos sa mga tinik. Hindi rin sila nangangalap ng ubas sa mga dawag. 45 Ang mabuting tao ay nagbubunga ng mabuti mula sa mabuting kayamanan na nasa kaniyang puso. Ang masamang tao ay nagbubunga ng masama mula sa masamang kayamanan na nasa kaniyang puso, sapagkat mula sa kasaganaanng puso ay sinasalita ng bibig.
Ang Matalino at Mangmang na Tagapagtayo
46 Bakit ninyo ako tinatawag na: Panginoon, Panginoon, at hindi ninyo ginagawa ang aking sinasabi?
47 Ang isang tao ay lumalapit sa akin at nakikinig ng aking mga salita at gumagawa nito. Ipapakita ko sa inyo kungkanino katulad ang taong ito. 48 Siya ay katulad ng isang lalaki na nagtayo ng isang bahay. Naghukay siya ng malalim at naglagay ng saligan sa bato. Nang magkaroon ng baha, ang agos ay sumalpok ng malakas sa bahay na iyon. Ang bahay ay hindi natinag sapagkat ito ay itinayo sa bato. 49 Ngunit siya na nakarinig at hindi gumawa ay tulad ng isang tao na nagtayo ng bahay sa ibabaw ng lupa na walang saligan. Ang agos ay sumalpok ng malakas sa bahay at pagdaka, ito ay bumagsak. Ang pinsala ng bahay na iyon ay lubhang malaki.
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