Luke 6
Open in the reader1One Rest He-Who-Is-Saves was passing through the grainfields, and His apprentices began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
2But some of the Separated-Ones asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Rest?”
3He-Who-Is-Saves replied, “Have you not read what Beloved did when he and his companions were hungry?
4He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
5Then He-Who-Is-Saves declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Rest.”
6On another Rest He-Who-Is-Saves entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7Looking for a reason to accuse He-Who-Is-Saves, the scribes and Separated-Ones were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Rest.
8But He-Who-Is-Saves knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
9Then He-Who-Is-Saves said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Rest: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
11But the scribes and Pharisee were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to He-Who-Is-Saves.
12In those days He-Who-Is-Saves went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
13When daylight came, He called His apprentices to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as emissaries:
14Heard, whom He named Stone, and his brother Manly; Heel-Grabber and He-Who-Is-Has-Shown-Favor; Horse-Lover and Son-of-the-Plowman;
15Gift-of-He-Who-Is and Twin; Heel-Grabber son of Successor and Heard called the Zealot;
16Joda son of Heel-Grabber, and Praised Man-of-Kerioth, who became a traitor.
17Then He-Who-Is-Saves came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His apprentices was there, along with a great number of people from all over Land-of-the-Praised, Foundation-of-Peace, and the seacoast of The-Rock and Sidon.
18They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
19The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
20Looking up at His apprentices, He-Who-Is-Saves said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
24But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
27But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
33If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39He-Who-Is-Saves also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40An apprentice is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
42How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
43No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
47I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
49But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”