Luke 6
New King James Version
Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)
6 Now (B)it happened [a]on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing (C)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
3 But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, (D)what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, (E)which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” 5 And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Healing on the Sabbath(F)
6 (G)Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would (H)heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an (I)accusation against Him. 8 But He (J)knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Arise and stand here.” And he arose and stood. 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: (K)Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or [b]to destroy?” 10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to [c]the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored [d]as whole as the other. 11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles(L)
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in (M)prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; (N)and from them He chose (O)twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, (P)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 the Zealot; 16 Judas (Q)the son of James, and (R)Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
Jesus Heals a Great Multitude(S)
17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples (T)and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, 18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19 And the whole multitude (U)sought to (V)touch Him, for (W)power went out from Him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes(X)
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
(Y)“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (Z)Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be (AA)filled.[e]
(AB)Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall (AC)laugh.
22 (AD)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (AE)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
23 (AF)Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For (AG)in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 “But(AH) woe to you (AI)who are rich,
For (AJ)you have received your consolation.
25 (AK)Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
(AL)Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and (AM)weep.
26 (AN)Woe [f]to you when [g]all men speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies(AO)
27 (AP)“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 (AQ)bless those who curse you, and (AR)pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 (AS)To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. (AT)And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 (AU)Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 (AV)And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
32 (AW)“But if you love those who love you, what credit 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 credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 (AX)And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But (AY)love your enemies, (AZ)do good, and (BA)lend, [h]hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and (BB)you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 (BC)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Do Not Judge(BD)
37 (BE)“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. (BF)Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 (BG)Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your (BH)bosom. For (BI)with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39 And He spoke a parable to them: (BJ)“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch? 40 (BK)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher. 41 (BL)And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit(BM)
43 (BN)“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For (BO)every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 (BP)A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil [i]treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out (BQ)of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Build on the Rock(BR)
46 (BS)“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 (BT)Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was [j]founded on the rock. 49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it [k]fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
Footnotes
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.”
Lukas 6
Svenska 1917
6 Och det hände sig på en sabbat att han tog vägen genom ett sädesfält; och hans lärjungar ryckte av axen och gnuggade sönder dem med händerna och åto.
2 Då sade några av fariséerna; »Huru kunnen I göra vad som icke är lovligt att göra på sabbaten?
3 Jesus svarade och sade till dem: »Haven I icke läst om det som David gjorde, när han själv och de som följde honom blevo hungriga:
4 huru han då gick in i Guds hus och tog skådebröden och åt, och jämväl gav åt dem som följde honom, fastän det ju icke är lovligt för andra än allenast för prästerna att äta sådant bröd?»
5 Därefter sade han till dem: »Människosonen är herre över sabbaten.»
6 På en annan sabbat hände sig att han gick in i synagogan och undervisade. Där var då en man vilkens högra hand var förvissnad.
7 Och de skriftlärde och fariséerna vaktade på honom, för att se om han botade någon på sabbaten; de ville nämligen finna något att anklaga honom för.
8 Men han förstod deras tankar och sade till mannen som hade den förvissnade handen: »Stå upp, och träd fram.» Då stod han upp och trädde fram.
9 Sedan sade Jesus till dem: »Jag vill göra eder en fråga. Vilketdera är lovligt på sabbaten: att göra vad gott är, eller att göra vad ont är, att rädda någons liv, eller att förgöra det?»
10 Och han såg sig omkring på dem alla och sade till mannen: »Räck ut din hand.» Och han gjorde så; och hans hand blev frisk igen.
11 Men de blevo såsom ursinniga och talade med varandra om vad de skulle kunna företaga sig mot Jesus.
12 Så hände sig på den tiden att han gick åstad upp på berget för att bedja; och han blev kvar där över natten i bön till Gud.
13 Men när det blev dag, kallade han till sig sina lärjungar och utvalde bland dem tolv, som han ock benämnde apostlar:
14 Simon, vilken han ock gav namnet Petrus, och Andreas, hans broder; vidare Jakob och Johannes och Filippus och Bartolomeus
15 och Matteus och Tomas och Jakob, Alfeus' son, och Simon, som kallades ivraren;
16 vidare Judas, Jakobs son, och Judas Iskariot, den som blev en förrädare.
17 Dessa tog han nu med sig och steg åter ned och stannade på en jämn plats; och en stor skara av hans lärjungar var där församlad, så ock en stor hop folk ifrån hela Judeen och Jerusalem, och från kuststräckan vid Tyrus och Sidon.
18 Dessa hade kommit för att höra honom och för att bliva botade från sina sjukdomar. Och jämväl de som voro kvalda av orena andar blevo botade.
19 Och allt folket sökte att få röra vid honom, ty kraft gick ut ifrån honom och botade alla.
20 Och han lyfte upp sina ögon och säg på sina lärjungar och sade: »Saliga ären I, som ären fattiga, ty eder hör Guds rike till.
21 Saliga ären I, som nu hungren, ty I skolen bliva mättade. Saliga ären I, som nu gråten, ty I skolen le.
22 Saliga ären I, när människorna för Människosonens skull hata eder och förskjuta och smäda eder och kasta bort edert namn såsom något ont.
23 Glädjens på den dagen, ja, springen upp av fröjd, ty se, eder lön är stor i himmelen. På samma satt gjorde ju deras fäder med profeterna.
24 Men ve eder, I som ären rika, ty I haven fått ut eder hugnad!
25 Ve eder, som nu ären mätta, ty I skolen hungra! Ve eder, som nu len, ty I skolen sörja och gråta!
26 Ve eder, när alla människor tala väl om eder! På samma sätt gjorde ju deras fader i fråga om de falska profeterna.
27 Men till eder, som hören mig, säger jag: Älsken edra ovänner, gören gott mot dem som hata eder,
28 välsignen dem som förbanna eder, bedjen för dem som förorätta eder.
29 Om någon slår dig på den ena kinden, så håll ock fram den andra åt honom; och om någon tager manteln ifrån dig, så förvägra honom icke heller livklädnaden.
30 Giv åt var och en som beder dig; och om någon tager ifrån dig vad som är ditt, så kräv det icke igen.
31 Såsom I viljen att människorna skola göra mot eder, så skolen I ock göra mot dem.
32 Om I älsken dem som älska eder, vad tack kunnen I få därför? Också syndare älska ju dem av vilka de bliva älskade.
33 Och om I gören gott mot dem som göra eder gott, vad tack kunnen I få därför? Också syndare göra ju detsamma.
34 Och om I lånen åt dem av vilka I kunnen hoppas att själva få något, vad tack kunnen I få därför? Också syndare låna ju åt syndare för att få lika igen.
35 Nej, älsken edra ovänner, och gören gott och given lån utan att hoppas på någon gengäld. Då skall eder lön bliva stor, och då skolen I vara den Högstes barn; ty han är mild mot de otacksamma och onda.
36 Varen barmhärtiga, såsom eder Fader är barmhärtig.
37 Dömen icke, så skolen I icke bliva dömda; fördömen icke, så skolen I icke bliva fördömda. Förlåten, och eder skall bliva förlåtet.
38 Given, och eder skall bliva givet. Ett gott mått, väl packat, skakat och överflödande, skall man giva eder i skötet; ty med det mått som I mäten med skall ock mätas åt eder igen.»
39 Han framställde ock för dem denna liknelse: »Kan väl en blind leda en blind? Falla de icke då båda i gropen?
40 Lärjungen är icke förmer än sin mästare; när någon bliver fullärd, så bliver han allenast sin mästare lik.
41 Huru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?
42 Huru kan du säga till din broder: 'Broder, låt mig taga ut grandet i ditt öga', du som icke ser bjälken i ditt eget öga? Du skrymtare, tag först ut bjälken ur ditt eget öga; därefter må du se till, att du kan tala ut grandet i din broders öga.
43 Ty intet gott träd finnes, som bär dålig frukt, och lika litet finnes något dåligt träd som bär god frukt;
44 vart och ett träd kännes ju igen på sin frukt. Icke hämtar man väl fikon ifrån törnen, ej heller skördar man vindruvor av törnbuskar.
45 En god människa bär ur sitt hjärtas goda förråd fram vad gott är, och en ond människa bär ur sitt onda förråd fram vad ont är; ty vad hennes hjärta är fullt av, det talar hennes mun. --
46 Men varför ropen I till mig: 'Herre, Herre', och gören dock icke vad jag säger?
47 Var och en som kommer till mig och hör mina ord och gör efter dem, vem han är lik, det skall jag visa eder.
48 Han är lik en man som ville bygga ett hus och som då grävde djupt och lade dess grund på hälleberget. När sedan översvämning kom, störtade sig vattenströmmen mot det huset, men den förmådde dock icke skaka det, eftersom det var så byggt.
49 Men den som hör och icke gör, han är lik en man som byggde ett hus på blotta jorden, utan att lägga någon grund. Och vattenströmmen störtade sig emot det, och strax föll det samman, och det husets fall blev stort.»
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
