Luke 6
English Standard Version
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
6 (A)On a Sabbath,[a] while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples (B)plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, (C)“Why are you doing (D)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 3 And Jesus answered them, (E)“Have you not read (F)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 (G)the bread of the Presence, (H)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, (I)“The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Withered Hand
6 On another Sabbath, (J)he entered the synagogue (K)and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees (L)watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, (M)so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But (N)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, (O)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And (P)after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And (Q)he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with (R)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles
12 In these days (S)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, (T)he called his disciples (U)and (V)chose from them twelve, whom he named (W)apostles: 14 Simon, (X)whom he named Peter, and (Y)Andrew his brother, and (Z)James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and (AA)Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called (AB)the Zealot, 16 and (AC)Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Jesus Ministers to a Great Multitude
17 And (AD)he came down with them and stood on a level place, with (AE)a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of (AF)Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. (AG)And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd (AH)sought to touch him, for (AI)power came out from him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes
20 And (AJ)he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, (AK)and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for (AL)yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (AM)“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.
(AN)“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when (AO)people hate you and when they (AP)exclude you and revile you and (AQ)spurn your name as evil, (AR)on account of the Son of Man! 23 (AS)Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for (AT)so their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 (AU)“But woe to you who are rich, (AV)for you (AW)have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who are full now, for (AX)you shall be hungry.
“Woe to (AY)you who laugh now, (AZ)for you shall mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you, (BA)when all people speak well of you, for (BB)so their fathers did to (BC)the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (BD)Love your enemies, (BE)do good to those who hate you, 28 (BF)bless those who curse you, (BG)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (BH)To one who (BI)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[b] either. 30 (BJ)Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And (BK)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
32 (BL)“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 (BM)if you (BN)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 (BO)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (BP)you will be sons of (BQ)the Most High, for (BR)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 (BS)Be merciful, even as (BT)your Father is merciful.
Judging Others
37 (BU)(BV)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; (BW)forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 (BX)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put (BY)into your lap. For (BZ)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
39 He also told them a parable: (CA)“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 (CB)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is (CC)fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 (CD)Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but (CE)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 (CF)no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for (CG)each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 (CH)The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces (CI)evil, (CJ)for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Build Your House on the Rock
46 (CK)“Why (CL)do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 (CM)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.[c] 49 (CN)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 (CO)the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 6
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Lord of the Sabbath
6 On a Sabbath, he passed through the cornfields.(A) His disciples were picking ears of corn, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. 2 But some of the Pharisees said, ‘Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? ’(B)
3 Jesus answered them, ‘Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry – 4 how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?(C) He even gave some to those who were with him.’(D) 5 Then he told them, ‘The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.’
6 On another Sabbath(E) he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shrivelled. 7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely,(F) to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.(G) 8 But he knew their thoughts(H) and told the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Get up and stand here.’[a] So he got up and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it? ’(I) 10 After looking round at them all,(J) he told him, ‘Stretch out your hand.’(K) He did, and his hand was restored.[b] 11 They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles
12 During those days he went out to the mountain to pray(L) and spent all night in prayer to God. 13 When daylight came, he summoned his disciples,(M) and he chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:(N) 14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15 Matthew and Thomas;(O) James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Teaching and Healing
17 After coming down with them, he stood on a level place with a large crowd of his disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.(P) 18 They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those tormented by unclean spirits were made well. 19 The whole crowd was trying to touch him,(Q) because power was coming out from him and healing them all.(R)
The Beatitudes
20 Then looking up at his disciples, he said:(S)
Blessed are you who are poor,
because the kingdom of God is yours.
21 Blessed are you who are hungry now,
because you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
because you will laugh.
22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you,(T) insult you,
and slander your name as evil(U)
because of the Son of Man.(V)
23 ‘Rejoice in that day and leap for joy. Take note – your reward is great in heaven, for this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.(W)
Woe to the Self-Satisfied
24 But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.
25 Woe to you who are now full,
for you will be hungry.
Woe to you[c] who are now laughing,
for you will mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you[d]
when all people speak well of you,
for this is the way their ancestors
used to treat the false prophets.(X)
Love Your Enemies
27 ‘But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(Y) 29 If anyone hits you on the cheek,(Z) offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don’t hold back your shirt either. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and from someone who takes your things, don’t ask for them back. 31 Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.(AA) 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.(AB) 33 If you do what is 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 to receive, what credit is that to you?(AC) Even sinners lend to sinners, to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High.(AD) For he is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.(AE)
Do Not Judge
37 ‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(AF) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(AG) 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.(AH) For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.’(AI)
39 He also told them a parable: ‘Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?(AJ) 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.(AK)
41 ‘Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye, but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, “Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,” when you yourself don’t see the beam of wood in your eye? Hypocrite! First take the beam of wood out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter in your brother’s eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
43 ‘A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit.[e](AL) 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs aren’t gathered from thorn bushes, or grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
The Two Foundations
46 ‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord,” and don’t do the things I say?(AM) 47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them:(AN) 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great.’(AO)
Lucas 6
Dios Habla Hoy
Los discípulos arrancan espigas en sábado(A)
6 Un sábado, Jesús caminaba entre los sembrados. Sus discípulos arrancaban espigas de trigo, las desgranaban entre las manos y se comían los granos. 2 Entonces algunos fariseos les preguntaron:
—¿Por qué hacen ustedes algo que no está permitido hacer en sábado?
3 Jesús les contestó:
—¿No han leído ustedes lo que hizo David en una ocasión en que él y sus compañeros tuvieron hambre? 4 Entró en la casa de Dios y tomó los panes consagrados a Dios, comió de ellos y dio también a sus compañeros, a pesar de que solamente a los sacerdotes se les permitía comer de ese pan.
5 Y añadió:
—El Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad sobre el sábado.
Jesús sana a un enfermo en sábado(B)
6 Otro sábado, Jesús entró en la sinagoga y comenzó a enseñar. Había en ella un hombre que tenía la mano derecha tullida; 7 y los maestros de la ley y los fariseos espiaban a Jesús para ver si lo sanaría en sábado, y así tener algún pretexto para acusarlo. 8 Pero él, que sabía lo que estaban pensando, le dijo al hombre que tenía la mano tullida:
—Levántate y ponte ahí en medio.
El hombre se levantó y se puso de pie, 9 y Jesús dijo a los otros:
—Les voy a hacer una pregunta: ¿Qué está permitido hacer en sábado: el bien o el mal? ¿Salvar una vida o destruirla?
10 Luego miró a todos los que lo rodeaban, y le dijo a aquel hombre:
—Extiende la mano.
El hombre lo hizo así, y su mano quedó sana. 11 Pero los otros se enojaron mucho y comenzaron a discutir qué podrían hacer contra Jesús.
Jesús escoge a los doce apóstoles(C)
12 Por aquellos días, Jesús se fue a un cerro a orar, y pasó toda la noche orando a Dios. 13 Cuando se hizo de día, llamó a sus discípulos, y escogió a doce de ellos, a quienes llamó apóstoles. 14 Éstos fueron: Simón, a quien puso también el nombre de Pedro; Andrés, hermano de Simón; Santiago, Juan, Felipe, Bartolomé, 15 Mateo, Tomás, Santiago, hijo de Alfeo; Simón, al que llamaban el celote, 16 Judas, hijo de Santiago, y Judas Iscariote, que fue quien traicionó a Jesús.
Jesús enseña a mucha gente(D)
17 Jesús bajó del cerro con ellos y se detuvo en un llano. Se habían juntado allí muchos de sus seguidores y mucha gente de toda la región de Judea, de Jerusalén y de la costa de Tiro y Sidón. 18 Habían llegado para oír a Jesús y para que los curara de sus enfermedades. Los que sufrían a causa de espíritus impuros, también quedaban sanos. 19 Así que toda la gente quería tocar a Jesús, porque los sanaba a todos con el poder que de él salía.
Lo que realmente cuenta ante Dios(E)
20 Jesús miró a sus discípulos, y les dijo:
«Dichosos ustedes los pobres, pues de ustedes es el reino de Dios.
21 »Dichosos ustedes los que ahora tienen hambre, pues quedarán satisfechos.
»Dichosos ustedes los que ahora lloran, pues después reirán.
22 »Dichosos ustedes cuando la gente los odie, cuando los expulsen, cuando los insulten y cuando desprecien su nombre como cosa mala, por causa del Hijo del hombre. 23 Alégrense mucho, llénense de gozo en ese día, porque ustedes recibirán un gran premio en el cielo; pues también así maltrataron los antepasados de esa gente a los profetas.
24 »Pero ¡ay de ustedes los ricos, pues ya han tenido su alegría!
25 »¡Ay de ustedes los que ahora están satisfechos, pues tendrán hambre!
»¡Ay de ustedes los que ahora ríen, pues van a llorar de tristeza!
26 »¡Ay de ustedes cuando todo el mundo los alabe, pues así hacían los antepasados de esa gente con los falsos profetas!
El amor a los enemigos(F)
27 »Pero a ustedes que me escuchan les digo: Amen a sus enemigos, hagan bien a quienes los odian, 28 bendigan a quienes los maldicen, oren por quienes los insultan. 29 Si alguien te pega en una mejilla, ofrécele también la otra; y si alguien te quita la capa, déjale que se lleve también tu camisa. 30 A cualquiera que te pida algo, dáselo, y al que te quite lo que es tuyo, no se lo reclames. 31 Hagan ustedes con los demás como quieren que los demás hagan con ustedes.
32 »Si ustedes aman solamente a quienes los aman a ustedes, ¿qué hacen de extraordinario? Hasta los pecadores se portan así. 33 Y si hacen bien solamente a quienes les hacen bien a ustedes, ¿qué tiene eso de extraordinario? También los pecadores se portan así. 34 Y si dan prestado sólo a aquellos de quienes piensan recibir algo, ¿qué hacen de extraordinario? También los pecadores se prestan unos a otros, esperando recibir unos de otros. 35 Ustedes deben amar a sus enemigos, y hacer bien, y dar prestado sin esperar nada a cambio. Así será grande su recompensa, y ustedes serán hijos del Dios altísimo, que es también bondadoso con los desagradecidos y los malos. 36 Sean ustedes compasivos, como también su Padre es compasivo.
No juzgar a otros(G)
37 »No juzguen a otros, y Dios no los juzgará a ustedes. No condenen a otros, y Dios no los condenará a ustedes. Perdonen, y Dios los perdonará. 38 Den a otros, y Dios les dará a ustedes. Les dará en su bolsa una medida buena, apretada, sacudida y repleta. Con la misma medida con que ustedes den a otros, Dios les devolverá a ustedes.»
39 Jesús les puso esta comparación: «¿Acaso puede un ciego servir de guía a otro ciego? ¿No caerán los dos en algún hoyo? 40 Ningún discípulo es más que su maestro: cuando termine sus estudios llegará a ser como su maestro.
41 »¿Por qué te pones a mirar la astilla que tiene tu hermano en el ojo, y no te fijas en el tronco que tienes en el tuyo? 42 Y si no te das cuenta del tronco que tienes en tu propio ojo, ¿cómo te atreves a decir a tu hermano: “Hermano, déjame sacarte la astilla que tienes en el ojo”? ¡Hipócrita!, saca primero el tronco de tu propio ojo, y así podrás ver bien para sacar la astilla que tiene tu hermano en el suyo.
El árbol se conoce por su fruto(H)
43 »No hay árbol bueno que pueda dar fruto malo, ni árbol malo que pueda dar fruto bueno. 44 Cada árbol se conoce por su fruto: no se cosechan higos de los espinos, ni se recogen uvas de las zarzas. 45 El hombre bueno dice cosas buenas porque el bien está en su corazón, y el hombre malo dice cosas malas porque el mal está en su corazón. Pues de lo que abunda en su corazón habla su boca.
La casa bien o mal fundada(I)
46 »¿Por qué me llaman ustedes, “Señor, Señor”, y no hacen lo que les digo? 47 Voy a decirles a quién se parece el que viene a mí y me oye y hace lo que digo: 48 se parece a un hombre que para construir una casa cavó primero bien hondo, y puso la base sobre la roca. Cuando creció el río, el agua dio con fuerza contra la casa, pero ni moverla pudo, porque estaba bien construida. 49 Pero el que me oye y no hace lo que digo, se parece a un hombre que construyó su casa sobre la tierra y sin cimientos; y cuando el río creció y dio con fuerza contra ella, se derrumbó y quedó completamente destruida.»
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