do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath
day?”
3 Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did
when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him; 4 how he entered into
the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who
were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”
5 He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue
and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered. 7 The
scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the
Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew
their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise
up, and stand in the middle.” He arose and stood. 9 Then Jesus said to
them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good,
or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?” 10 He looked around at
them all, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and
his hand was restored as sound as the other. 11 But they were filled with
rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.
12 It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray,
and he continued all night in prayer to God. 13 When it was day, he called
his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:
14 Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John;
Philip; Bartholomew; 15 Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus;
Simon, who was called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James; and Judas
Iscariot, who also became a traitor. 17 He came down with them, and stood
on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the
people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who
came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; 18 as well as those
who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed. 19 All
the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed
them all.
20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said,
“Blessed are you who are poor,
For yours is the Kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
For you will laugh.
22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall
exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for
the Son of Man’s sake.
23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great
in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.
24 “But woe to you who are rich!
For you have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you, you who are full now!
For you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now!
For you will mourn and weep.
26 Woe,*1 when*2 men speak well
of you!
For their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.
27 “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate
you, 28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
29 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him
who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also. 30 Give to
everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give
them back again.
31 “As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to
them. 32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to
you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do
good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even
sinners do the same. 34 If you lend to those from whom you hope
to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to
receive back as much. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend,
expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be
sons of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
36 Therefore be merciful,
Even as your Father is also merciful.
37 Don’t judge,
And you won’t be judged.
Don’t condemn,
And you won’t be condemned.
Set free,
And you will be set free.
38 “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken
together, and running over, will be given to you.*3 For with the same measure you measure it will be measured
back to you.”
39 He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t
they both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but
everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you
see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the
beam that is in your own eye? 42 Or how can you tell your brother,
‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you
yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First
remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the
speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye. 43 For there is no good tree
that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth
good fruit. 44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t
gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that
which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings
out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth
speaks.
46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I
say? 47 Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I
will show you who he is like. 48 He is like a man building a house, who
dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the
stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was
founded on the rock. 49 But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man
who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream
broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
1 TR adds “to you”
2 TR adds “all”
3 literally, into your
bosom.
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