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Luke 6 :: New English Translation (NET)

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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

(Mat 12:1–8; Mar 2:23–28 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:1 - Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:2 - But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:3 - Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry -
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:4 - how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:5 - Then he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."
(Mat 12:9–14; Mar 3:1–6 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:6 - On another Sabbath, Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching. Now a man was there whose right hand was withered.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:7 - The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:8 - But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand here." So he rose and stood there.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:9 - Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?"
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:10 - After looking around at them all, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:11 - But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.

Choosing the Twelve

(Mat 10:1–4; Mar 3:13–19 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:12 - Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 - When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:14 - Simon (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:15 - Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called the Zealot,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:16 - Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
(cf. Mat 4:24, 25; Mar 3:7–12 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:17 - Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:18 - and those who suffered from unclean spirits were cured.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:19 - The whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing them all.

The Beatitudes

(Mat 5:1–12 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:20 - Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:21 - "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:22 - "Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:23 - Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:24 - "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:25 - "Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - "Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
(Mat 5:38–48 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:27 - "But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:28 - bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:29 - To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:30 - Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:31 - Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:32 - "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:33 - And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:34 - And if you lend to those from whom you hope to be repaid, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may be repaid in full.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 - But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:36 - Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
(Mat 7:1–5 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:37 - "Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:38 - Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive."
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:39 - He also told them a parable: "Someone who is blind cannot lead another who is blind, can he? Won't they both fall into a pit?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:40 - A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:41 - Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:42 - How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,' while you yourself don't see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
(Mat 7:15–20 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:43 - "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:44 - for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from brambles.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:45 - The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.

Builders and Foundations

(Mat 7:21–27 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:46 - "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:47 - "Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice - I will show you what he is like:
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"
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