6:1  Now it happened that He passed through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples picked the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.

6:2  But some of the Pharisees said, "Why do you do what we do not consider lawful on the Sabbath?"

6:3  And Jesus answering them said, "Have you not even read what David did when he hungered, he and those who accompanied him,

6:4  how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread which we do not consider lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"

6:5  And He said to them, "The Son of Man proclaims Himself Lord of the Sabbath."

6:6  On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught; and a man came there who had a withered right hand.

6:7  The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

6:8  But He knew what they thought, and He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and come forward!" And he got up and came forward.

6:9  And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, do you find it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

6:10  After looking around at them all, He said to him, "Stretch out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand became restored.

6:11  But they themselves filled with rage, and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.

6:12  This time He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

6:13  And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:

6:14  Simon, whom He also named Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip and Bartholomew;

6:15  and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who they called the Zealot;

6:16  Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

6:17  Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there gathered a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,

6:18  who had come to hear Him and to receive healing of their diseases; and those who felt troubled with unclean spirits had become cured.

6:19  And all the people tried to touch Him, for power came from Him and healed them all.

6:20  And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, "You receive blessings who have become poor, for to you belongs the kingdom of God.

6:21  "You receive blessings who hunger now, for you shall become satisfied. You receive blessings who weep now, for you shall laugh.

6:22  "You receive blessings when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

6:23  "Have gladness in that day and leap for joy, for behold, you will receive great reward in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

6:24  "But woe to you who consider yourself rich, for you receive your comfort in full.

6:25  "Woe to you who have become well-fed now, for you shall have hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

6:26  "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.

6:27  "But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

6:28  bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

6:29  "Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

6:30  "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

6:31  "Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

6:32  "If you love those who love you, what credit do you have? For even sinners love those who love them.

6:33  "If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit do you have? For even sinners do the same.

6:34  "If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit do you have? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

6:35  "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and you will have great reward, and you will become sons of the Most High; for He Himself shows kindness to ungrateful and evil men.

6:36  "Be merciful, just as your Father expresses mercy.

6:37  "Do not judge, and you will not receive judgment; and do not condemn, and you will not receive condemnation; pardon, and you will receive pardon.

6:38  "Give, and people will give to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure they will measure to you in return."

6:39  And He also spoke a parable to them: "A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

6:40  "A pupil does not exalt himself above his teacher; but everyone, after he has received full training, will resemble his teacher.

6:41  "Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that lodges in your own eye?

6:42  "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that lodges in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that lodges 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 lodges in your brother's eye.

6:43  "For no good tree produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

6:44  "For each tree we know by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

6:45  "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

6:46  "Why do you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?

6:47  "Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he resembles:

6:48  he resembles a 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 could not shake it, because it had a good foundation.

6:49  "But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, resembles a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house became great."