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Luke 6:12-38
New King James Version
Luke 6:12-38
New King James Version
The Twelve Apostles(A)
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in (B)prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; (C)and from them He chose (D)twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, (E)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 (F)the son of James, and (G)Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.
Jesus Heals a Great Multitude(H)
17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples (I)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 (J)sought to (K)touch Him, for (L)power went out from Him and healed them all.
The Beatitudes(M)
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
(N)“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
21 (O)Blessed are you who hunger now,
For you shall be (P)filled.[a]
(Q)Blessed are you who weep now,
For you shall (R)laugh.
22 (S)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (T)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.
23 (U)Rejoice in that day and leap for joy!
For indeed your reward is great in heaven,
For (V)in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 “But(W) woe to you (X)who are rich,
For (Y)you have received your consolation.
25 (Z)Woe to you who are full,
For you shall hunger.
(AA)Woe to you who laugh now,
For you shall mourn and (AB)weep.
26 (AC)Woe [b]to you when [c]all men speak well of you,
For so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Love Your Enemies(AD)
27 (AE)“But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 (AF)bless those who curse you, and (AG)pray for those who spitefully use you. 29 (AH)To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. (AI)And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. 30 (AJ)Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 31 (AK)And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.
32 (AL)“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 (AM)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 (AN)love your enemies, (AO)do good, and (AP)lend, [d]hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and (AQ)you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 (AR)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Do Not Judge(AS)
37 (AT)“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. (AU)Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 (AV)Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your (AW)bosom. For (AX)with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
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Luke 6:12-38
New International Version
Luke 6:12-38
New International Version
The Twelve Apostles(A)
12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.(B) 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:(C) 14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew,(D) 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(E)
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,(F) 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,(G) because power was coming from him and healing them all.(H)
20 Looking at his disciples, he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.(I)
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.(J)
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.(K)
22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you(L) and insult you(M)
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.(N)
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(O) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(P)
24 “But woe to you who are rich,(Q)
for you have already received your comfort.(R)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.(S)
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.(T)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.(U)
Love for Enemies(V)
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,(W) 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.(X) 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.(Y) 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.(Z)
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?(AA) 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?(AB) Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them,(AC) and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children(AD) of the Most High,(AE) because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful,(AF) just as your Father(AG) is merciful.
Judging Others(AH)
37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged.(AI) Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.(AJ) 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.(AK) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”(AL)
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