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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/luke/6.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>One Sabbath while Jesus was passing through fields of standing grain, it happened that His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>is unlawful on the Sabbath?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Jesus replied to them, “Have you not even read [in the Scriptures] what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him-- <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>consecrated bread, which is not lawful [for anyone] to eat except the priests alone, and [how he also] gave it to the men who were with him?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Jesus was saying to them, “The Son of Man (the Messiah) is Lord [even] of the Sabbath.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>On another Sabbath He went into the synagogue and taught, and a man was present whose right hand was withered. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely [with malicious intent], to see if He would [actually] heal [someone] on the Sabbath, so that they might find <i>a reason</i> to accuse Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But He was aware of their thoughts, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward.” So he got up and stood <i>there.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you directly: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>After looking around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” And he did, and his hand was [fully] restored. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with senseless rage [and lacked spiritual insight], and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. <p class="hdg">Choosing the Twelve</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now at this time Jesus went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>When day came, He called His disciples and selected twelve of them, whom He also named <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>apostles (special messengers, personally chosen representatives): <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Simon, whom He also named Peter, and his brother Andrew; and [the brothers] <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>James and John; and Philip, and Bartholomew [also called Nathanael]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and Matthew (Levi, the tax collector) and Thomas; and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>James <i>the son</i> of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Judas [also called Thaddaeus] <i>the son</i> of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor [to the Lord]. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and <i>there was</i> a large crowd of His disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>who had come to listen to Him and to be healed of their diseases. Even those who were troubled by unclean spirits (demons) were being healed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>All the people were trying to touch Him, because [healing] power was coming from Him and healing them all. <p class="hdg">The Beatitudes</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And looking toward His disciples, He began <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>speaking: “Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are you <i>who are</i> poor [in spirit, those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for the kingdom of God is yours [both now and forever]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are you who hunger now [for righteousness, actively seeking right standing with God], for you will be [completely] satisfied. Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are you who weep now [over your sins and repent], for you will laugh [when the burden of sin is lifted]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people hate you, and exclude you [from their fellowship], and insult you, and scorn your name as evil because of [your association with] the Son of Man. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for your reward in heaven is great [absolutely inexhaustible]; for their fathers used to treat the prophets in the same way. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>woe (judgment is coming) to you who are rich [and place your faith in possessions while remaining spiritually impoverished], for you are [already] receiving your comfort in full [and there is nothing left to be awarded to you]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Woe to you who are well-fed (gorged, satiated) now, for you will be hungry. Woe <i>to you</i> who laugh now [enjoying a life of self-indulgence], for you will mourn and weep [and deeply long for God]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Woe <i>to you</i> when all the people speak well of you <i>and</i> praise you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>bless <i>and</i> show kindness to those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Whoever <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one also [simply ignore insignificant insults or losses and do not bother to retaliate--maintain your dignity]. Whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Give to everyone who asks of you. <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>Whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same <i>amount.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind <i>and</i> gracious <i>and</i> good to the ungrateful and the wicked. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Be merciful (responsive, compassionate, tender) just as your [heavenly] Father is merciful. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>He also told them a parable: “Can a blind man guide [another] blind man? Will they not both fall into a hole in the ground? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>A student is not superior to his teacher; but everyone, after he has been completely trained, will be like his teacher. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice <i>or</i> consider the log that is in your own eye? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, allow me to 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 (play actor, pretender), 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>For each tree is known <i>and</i> identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good <i>and</i> honorable <i>and</i> moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil <i>man</i> produces what is wicked <i>and</i> depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart. <p class="hdg">A Secure Foundation</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not practice what I tell you? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like: <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>he is like a [far-sighted, practical, and sensible] man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and yet could not shake it, because it had been securely built <i>and</i> founded on the rock. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/6-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without <i>any</i> foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> See note Matt 12:2.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>showbread;</i> lit <i>bread of presentation</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> In general usage the word “apostle” (Gr <i>apostolos)</i> means “sent one” or “messenger.” In this passage and others in reference to the “twelve,” the word “apostles” is used in a technical sense of the twelve disciples, and later Paul, whom Jesus chose. An apostle was one who had witnessed Christ’s resurrection (Acts 1:21, 22) or (in Paul’s case) had seen the resurrected Christ (1 Cor 9:1, 2). They validated their apostleship by performing “signs and wonders and miracles” (2 Cor 12:12), and were the foundation of the church.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> The sons of Zebedee and Salome. Salome is believed to be a sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Also called James the Less or James the Younger. His mother Mary (Gr <i>Maria)</i> is believed to be a sister or sister-in-law of Mary, the mother of Jesus.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> In vv 20-22 Luke lists four of the nine Beatitudes recorded by Matthew and follows them with four antithetical woes in vv 24-26.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> The four woes (vv 24-26) are addressed to those who lack spiritual perception and are oblivious to the importance of Jesus’ message of salvation.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word <i>agape)</i> is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the higher good for another.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> In this context the “slap” is not an act of violence, but more likely an insult or violation of one’s rights.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Probably a prohibition against frivolous legal action.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Or <i>not despairing at all</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">37</span> This is not a prohibition of judgment, nor is it a command to stop using godly wisdom, common sense, and moral courage together with God’s written word to discern right from wrong, to distinguish between morality and immorality, and to judge doctrinal truth. 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