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Luke 6

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

2 But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

3 And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

4 How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

5 And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

6 And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.

8 But he had knowledge of their thoughts; and he said to the man whose hand was dead, Get up and come into the middle. And he got up and came forward.

9 And Jesus said, I put the question to you, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to take it away?

10 And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.

11 But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.

12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

13 And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles;

14 Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew

15 And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot,

16 And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.

17 And he came down with them to a level place, and a great band of his disciples, and a very great number of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and from the parts of Tyre and Sidon by the sea, came to give hearing to him, and to be made well from their diseases;

18 And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were made well.

19 And all the people were desiring to be touched by him, for power came from him and made them all well.

20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

21 Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.

24 But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

25 Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.

26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

28 Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

29 If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

32 If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

34 And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.

39 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

40 The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.

41 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

42 How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.

43 For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

44 For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

46 Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

47 Everyone who comes to me and gives ear to my words and does them, I will make clear to you what he is like:

48 He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

49 But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

Good News Translation GNT

1 Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples began to pick the heads of wheat, rub them in their hands, and eat the grain.

2 Some Pharisees asked, "Why are you doing what our Law says you cannot do on the Sabbath?"

3 Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

4 He went into the house of God, took the bread offered to God, ate it, and gave it also to his men. Yet it is against our Law for anyone except the priests to eat that bread."

5 And Jesus concluded, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

6 On another Sabbath Jesus went into a synagogue and taught. A man was there whose right hand was paralyzed.

7 Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

8 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man, "Stand up and come here to the front." The man got up and stood there.

9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you: What does our Law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to harm? To save someone's life or destroy it?"

10 He looked around at them all; then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand became well again.

11 They were filled with rage and began to discuss among themselves what they could do to Jesus.

12 At that time Jesus went up a hill to pray and spent the whole night there praying to God.

13 When day came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he named apostles:

14 Simon (whom he named Peter) and his brother Andrew; James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

15 Matthew and Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon (who was called the Patriot),

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

17 When Jesus had come down from the hill with the apostles, he stood on a level place with a large number of his disciples. A large crowd of people was there from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from the coast cities of Tyre and Sidon;

18 they had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those who were troubled by evil spirits also came and were healed.

19 All the people tried to touch him, for power was going out from him and healing them all.

20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "Happy are you poor; the Kingdom of God is yours!

21 "Happy are you who are hungry now; you will be filled! "Happy are you who weep now; you will laugh!

22 "Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!

23 Be glad when that happens and dance for joy, because a great reward is kept for you in heaven. For their ancestors did the very same things to the prophets.

24 "But how terrible for you who are rich now; you have had your easy life!

25 "How terrible for you who are full now; you will go hungry! "How terrible for you who laugh now; you will mourn and weep!

26 "How terrible when all people speak well of you; their ancestors said the very same things about the false prophets.

27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28 bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

29 If anyone hits you on one cheek, let him hit the other one too; if someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well.

30 Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back.

31 Do for others just what you want them to do for you.

32 "If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them!

33 And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that!

34 And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount!

35 No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

36 Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

37 "Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.

38 Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands - all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."

39 And Jesus told them this parable: "One blind man cannot lead another one; if he does, both will fall into a ditch.

40 No pupils are greater than their teacher; but all pupils, when they have completed their training, will be like their teacher.

41 "Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but pay no attention to the log in your own eye?

42 How can you say to your brother, "Please, brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,' yet cannot even see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will be able to see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

43 "A healthy tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a poor tree bear good fruit.

44 Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes.

45 A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

46 "Why do you call me, "Lord, Lord,' and yet don't do what I tell you?

47 Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them - I will show you what he is like.

48 He is like a man who, in building his house, dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. The river flooded over and hit that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

49 But anyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a man who built his house without laying a foundation; when the flood hit that house it fell at once - and what a terrible crash that was!"