Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath
1 Nowit happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and atethem,rubbingthemintheirhands.
2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doingwhat is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
3 But Jesus answering them said,“Have you not even read this,what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him:
4 how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him,which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?”
5 And He said to them,“The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
Healing on the Sabbath
6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He wouldheal on the Sabbath, that they might find anaccusation against Him.
8 But Heknew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,“Arise and stand here.”And he arose and stood.
9 Then Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one thing:Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life orto destroy?”
10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man,“Stretch out your hand.”And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night inprayer to God.
13 And when it was day, He called His disciples toHimself;and from them He chosetwelve whom He also named apostles:
14 Simon,whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
15 Matthew and Thomas; James thesonof Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot;
16 Judasthesonof James, andJudas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
Jesus Heals a Great Multitude
17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciplesand a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
18 as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
19 And the whole multitudesought totouch Him, forpower went out from Him and healedthemall.
The Beatitudes
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
# “Blessedare youpoor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessedare youwho hunger now,
# For you shall befilled.
# Blessedare youwho weep now,
# For you shalllaugh.
22 Blessed are you when men hate you,
# And when theyexclude you,
And revileyou,and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your rewardisgreat in heaven,
# Forin like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 “Butwoe to youwho are rich,
# Foryou have received your consolation.
25 Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
# Woe to you who laugh now,
# For you shall mourn andweep.
26 Woeto youwhenallmen speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those who curse you, andpray for those who spitefully use you.
29 To him who strikes you on theonecheek, offer the other also.And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withholdyourtunic either.
30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not askthemback.
31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34 And if you lendto thosefrom whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.
35 Butlove your enemies,do good, andlend,hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, andyou will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Do Not Judge
37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned.Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into yourbosom. Forwith the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39 And He spoke a parable to them:“Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
41 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?
42 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck thatisin your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the plank thatisin your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44 Forevery tree is known by its own fruit. Formendo not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the eviltreasure of his heartbrings forth evil. For outof the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Build on the Rock
46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?
47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it wasfounded on the rock.
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately itfell.And the ruin of that house was great.”