Jesus Is Lord of
the
Sabbath
1 One Sabbath Jesus was
going
through
the
grainfields,
and his
disciples
began to
pick some
heads of
grain, rub
them in
their
hands and
eat the
kernels.
2 Some of
the
Pharisees
asked,
“Why are
you doing
what is
unlawful
on the
Sabbath?”
3 Jesus answered them,
“Have you
never read
what David
did when
he and his
companions
were
hungry?
4 He
entered
the house
of God,
and taking
the
consecrated
bread, he
ate what
is lawful
only for
priests to
eat. And
he also
gave some
to his
companions.”
5 Then
Jesus said
to them,
“The Son
of Man is
Lord of
the
Sabbath.”
6 On another Sabbath he
went into
the
synagogue
and was
teaching,
and a man
was there
whose
right hand
was
shriveled.
7 The
Pharisees
and the
teachers
of the law
were
looking
for a
reason to
accuse
Jesus, so
they
watched
him
closely to
see if he
would heal
on the
Sabbath.
8 But
Jesus knew
what they
were
thinking
and said
to the man
with the
shriveled
hand, “Get
up and
stand in
front of
everyone.”
So he got
up and
stood
there.
9 Then Jesus said to them,
“I ask
you, which
is lawful
on the
Sabbath:
to do good
or to do
evil, to
save life
or to
destroy
it?”
10 He looked around at
them all,
and then
said to
the man,
“Stretch
out your
hand.” He
did so,
and his
hand was
completely
restored.
11 But the
Pharisees
and the
teachers
of the law
were
furious
and began
to discuss
with one
another
what they
might do
to Jesus.
The Twelve
Apostles
12 One of those days Jesus
went out
to a
mountainside
to pray,
and spent
the night
praying to
God.
13 When
morning
came, he
called his
disciples
to him and
chose
twelve of
them, whom
he also
designated
apostles:
14 Simon
(whom he
named
Peter),
his
brother
Andrew,
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
15 Matthew,
Thomas,
James son
of
Alphaeus,
Simon who
was called
the
Zealot,
16 Judas
son of
James, and
Judas
Iscariot,
who became
a traitor.
Blessings and Woes
17 He went down with them
and stood
on a level
place. A
large
crowd of
his
disciples
was there
and a
great
number of
people
from all
over
Judea,
from
Jerusalem,
and from
the
coastal
region
around
Tyre and
Sidon,
18 who had
come to
hear him
and to be
healed of
their
diseases.
Those
troubled
by impure
spirits
were
cured,
19 and the
people all
tried to
touch him,
because
power was
coming
from him
and
healing
them all.
20 Looking at his
disciples,
he said:
“Blessed are you who are
poor,
for
yours is
the
kingdom of
God.
21 Blessed
are you
who hunger
now,
for
you will
be
satisfied.
Blessed
are you
who weep
now,
for
you will
laugh.
22 Blessed
are you
when
people
hate you,
when
they
exclude
you and
insult you
and
reject
your name
as evil,
because
of the Son
of Man.
23 “Rejoice in that day
and leap
for joy,
because
great is
your
reward in
heaven.
For that
is how
their
ancestors
treated
the
prophets.
24 “But woe to you who are
rich,
for
you have
already
received
your
comfort.
25 Woe to
you who
are well
fed now,
for
you will
go hungry.
Woe to you
who laugh
now,
for
you will
mourn and
weep.
26 Woe to
you when
everyone
speaks
well of
you,
for
that is
how their
ancestors
treated
the false
prophets.
Love for Enemies
27 “But to you who are
listening
I say:
Love your
enemies,
do good to
those who
hate you,
28 bless
those who
curse you,
pray for
those who
mistreat
you. 29 If
someone
slaps you
on one
cheek,
turn to
them the
other
also. If
someone
takes your
coat, do
not
withhold
your shirt
from them.
30 Give to
everyone
who asks
you, and
if anyone
takes what
belongs to
you, do
not demand
it back.
31 Do to
others as
you would
have them
do to you.
32 “If you love those who
love you,
what
credit is
that to
you? Even
sinners
love those
who love
them.
33 And if
you do
good to
those who
are good
to you,
what
credit is
that to
you? Even
sinners do
that.
34 And 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.
35 But
love your
enemies,
do good to
them, and
lend to
them
without
expecting
to get
anything
back. Then
your
reward
will be
great, and
you will
be
children
of the
Most High,
because he
is kind to
the
ungrateful
and
wicked.
36 Be
merciful,
just as
your
Father is
merciful.
Judging Others
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.
38 Give,
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
to you.”
39 He also told them this
parable:
“Can the
blind lead
the blind?
Will they
not both
fall into
a pit?
40 The
student is
not above
the
teacher,
but
everyone
who is
fully
trained
will be
like their
teacher.
41 “Why do you look at the
speck of
sawdust in
your
brother’s
eye and
pay no
attention
to the
plank in
your own
eye?
42 How can
you say to
your
brother,
‘Brother,
let me
take the
speck out
of your
eye,’ when
you
yourself
fail to
see the
plank in
your own
eye? You
hypocrite,
first take
the plank
out of
your eye,
and then
you will
see
clearly to
remove the
speck from
your
brother’s
eye.
A Tree and Its
Fruit
43 “No good tree bears bad
fruit, nor
does a bad
tree bear
good
fruit.
44 Each
tree is
recognized
by its own
fruit.
People do
not pick
figs from
thornbushes,
or grapes
from
briers.
45 A good
man brings
good
things out
of the
good
stored up
in his
heart, and
an evil
man brings
evil
things out
of the
evil
stored up
in his
heart. For
the mouth
speaks
what the
heart is
full of.
The Wise and
Foolish
Builders
46 “Why do you call me,
‘Lord,
Lord,’ and
do not do
what I
say? 47 As
for
everyone
who comes
to me and
hears my
words and
puts them
into
practice,
I will
show you
what they
are like.
48 They
are like a
man
building a
house, who
dug down
deep and
laid the
foundation
on rock.
When a
flood
came, the
torrent
struck
that house
but could
not shake
it,
because it
was well
built.
49 But the
one who
hears my
words and
does not
put them
into
practice
is like a
man who
built a
house on
the ground
without a
foundation.
The moment
the
torrent
struck
that
house, it
collapsed
and its
destruction
was
complete.”