aNow it happened
that He was passing
through
some grainfields
on a Sabbath
; and His disciples
bwere picking
the heads
of grain
, rubbing
them in their hands
, and eating
the grain.
But some of the Pharisees
said
, "Why
do you do
what
ais not lawful
on the Sabbath
?"
And Jesus answering
them said
, "Have you not even
read
awhat
David
did
when
he was hungry
, he and those
who were with him,
how he entered
the house
of God
, and took
and ate
the 1consecrated
bread
which
ais not lawful
for any to eat
except
the priests
alone
, and gave
it to his companions
?"
And He was saying to them, "The Son
of Man
is Lord
of the Sabbath
."
aOn another Sabbath
He entered
bthe synagogue
and was teaching
; and there was a man
there
1whose
right
hand
was withered
.
The scribes and the Pharisees
awere watching
Him closely
to see if
He healed
on the Sabbath
, so
that they might find
reason to accuse
Him.
But He aknew 1what
they were thinking
, and He said
to the man
with the withered
hand
, "Get
up and 2come
forward
!" And he got
up and 3came
forward.
And Jesus said
to them, "I ask
you, is it lawful
to do
good
or
to do
harm
on the Sabbath
, to save
a life
or
to destroy
it?"
After alooking around
at them all
, He said
to him, "Stretch
out your hand
!" And he did
so; and his hand
was restored
.
But they themselves were filled
with 1rage
, and discussed
together
what
they might do
to Jesus
.
It was 1at this time
that He went
off
to athe mountain
to bpray
, and He spent
the whole
night
in prayer
to God
.
And when day
came
, aHe called
His disciples
to Him and chose
twelve
of them, whom
He also
named
as bapostles
:
Simon, whom
He also
named
Peter
, and Andrew
his brother
; and 1James
and John
; and Philip
and Bartholomew
;
and aMatthew and Thomas
; James
the son of Alphaeus
, and Simon
who was called
the Zealot
;
Judas the son of James
, and Judas
Iscariot
, who
became
a traitor
.
Jesus acame down
with them and stood
on a level
place
; and there was ba large
crowd
of His disciples
, and a great
throng
of people
from all
Judea
and Jerusalem
and the coastal
region
of cTyre
and Sidon
,
who had come
to hear
Him and to be healed
of their diseases
; and those
who were troubled
with unclean
spirits
were being cured
.
And all the 1people
were trying
to atouch
Him, for bpower
was coming
from Him and healing
them all
.
And turning His gaze
toward
His disciples
, He began to say
, " aBlessed
are 1you who are poor
, for byours
is the kingdom
of God
.
"Blessed are 1you who hunger
now
, for you shall be satisfied
. Blessed
are you who weep
now
, for you shall laugh
.
" aBlessed are you when
men
hate
you, and bostracize
you, and insult
you, and scorn
your name
as evil
, for the sake
of the Son
of Man
.
"Be glad in that day
and aleap
for joy, for behold
, your reward
is great
in heaven
. For bin the same
way
their fathers
used to 1treat
the prophets
.
"But woe to ayou who are rich
, for byou are receiving
your comfort
in full
.
"Woe to you who 1are well-fed
now
, for you shall be hungry
. Woe
to you who laugh
now
, for you shall mourn
and weep
.
"Woe to you when
all
men
speak
well
of you, for their fathers
used to 1treat
the afalse
prophets
in the same
way
.
"But I say to you who hear
, alove
your enemies
, do
good
to those
who hate
you,
bless those
who curse
you, apray
for those
who 1mistreat
you.
" aWhoever hits you on the cheek
, offer
him the other
also
; and whoever takes
away
your 1coat
, do not withhold
your 2shirt
from him either
.
"Give to everyone
who asks
of you, and whoever takes
away
what
is yours
, do not demand
it back
.
" 1 aTreat others
the same
way
you want
2them to treat
you.
" aIf you love
those
who love
you, what
credit
is that to you? For even
sinners
love
those
who love
them.
"If you do
good
to those
who do
good
to you, what
credit
is that to you? For even
sinners
do
the same
.
" aIf you lend
to those from whom
you expect
to receive
, what
credit
is that to you? Even
sinners
lend
to sinners
in order
to receive
back
the same
amount.
"But alove your enemies
, and do
good
, and lend
, 1expecting
nothing
in return
; and your reward
will be great
, and you will be bsons
of cthe Most
High
; for He Himself
is kind
to ungrateful
and evil
men.
" 1Be merciful, just
as your Father
is merciful
.
" aDo not judge, and you will not be judged
; and do not condemn
, and you will not be condemned
; 1 bpardon
, and you will be pardoned
.
"Give, and it will be given
to you. They will 1pour
ainto your lap
a bgood
measure
--pressed
down
, shaken
together
, and running
over
. For by your standard
of measure
it will be measured
to you in return
."
And He also spoke
a parable
to them: " aA blind
man
cannot
guide
a blind
man
, can he? Will they not both
fall
into a pit
?
" aA 1pupil is not above
his teacher
; but everyone
, after he has been fully
trained
, will 2be like
his teacher
.
"Why do you look
at the speck
that is in your brother's
eye
, but do not notice
the log
that is in your own
eye
?
"Or 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
.
" aFor there is no good
tree
which produces
bad
fruit
, nor
, 1on the other
hand
, a bad
tree
which produces
good
fruit
.
" aFor each tree
is known
by its own
fruit
. For men do not gather
figs
from thorns
, nor
do they pick
grapes
from a briar
bush
.
" aThe good man
out of the good
1treasure
of his heart
brings
forth
what
is good
; and the evil
man out of the evil
treasure brings
forth
what
is evil
; bfor his mouth
speaks
from 2that which
fills
his heart
.
" aWhy do you call
Me, `Lord
, Lord
,' and do not do
what
I say
?
" aEveryone who comes
to Me and hears
My words
and 1acts
on them, I will show
you whom
he is like
:
he is like a man
building
a house
, who
1dug
deep
and laid
a foundation
on the rock
; and when a flood
occurred
, the 2torrent
burst
against
that house
and could
not shake
it, because
it had been well
built
.
"But the one who has heard and has not acted
accordingly, is like
a man
who built
a house
on the ground
without
any foundation
; and the 1torrent
burst
against
it and immediately
it collapsed
, and the ruin
of that house
was great
."