Luke 5:27-6:38 (New King James Version) Matthew the Tax Collector 27 After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” 28 So he left all, rose up, and followed Him. 29 Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. 30 And their scribes and the Pharisees [a] complained against His disciples, saying, “Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting 33 Then they said to Him, “Why do [b] the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?” 34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.” 36 Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; [c] otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37 And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved. [d] 39 And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately [e] desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’” [f] Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath 6 Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first [g] that He went through the grainfields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what 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 would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. 8 But He knew 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 or to destroy?” [h] 10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, [i] “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. [j] 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 in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve 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 the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas 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 disciples and 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 multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. The Beatitudes 20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, 21 For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, 22 And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! 23 For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets. Jesus Pronounces Woes “But woe to you who are rich, 24 For you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full, 25 For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. Woe to you [k] when all [l] men speak well of 26 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, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 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 lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you 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 your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Footnotes: a. Luke 5:30 NU-Text reads But the Pharisees and their scribes. b. Luke 5:33 NU-Text omits Why do, making the verse a statement. c. Luke 5:36 NU-Text reads No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one. d. Luke 5:38 NU-Text omits and both are preserved. e. Luke 5:39 NU-Text omits immediately. f. Luke 5:39 NU-Text reads good. g. Luke 6:1 NU-Text reads on a Sabbath. h. Luke 6:9 M-Text reads to kill. i. Luke 6:10 NU-Text and M-Text read to him. j. Luke 6:10 NU-Text omits as whole as the other. k. Luke 6:26 NU-Text and M-Text omit to you. l. Luke 6:26 M-Text omits all. New King James Version (NKJV)
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