New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 6

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

1NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that He was passingδιαπορεύεσθαιdiaporeuesthaiG1279throughδιὰdiaG1223somegrainfieldsσπορίμων,sporimōnG4702on a SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521;and His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101were pickingἔτιλλονetillonG5089the headsG4719of grainστάχυαςstachuasG4719,rubbingψώχοντεςpsōchontesG5597them in their handsχερσίν.chersinG5495,and eatingἤσθιονēsthionG2068the grain.

2But someτινὲςtinesG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330saidG3004, “WhyτίtiG5101do you doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160whatὃhoG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832on the Sabbathσάββασιν;sabbasinG4521?”

3And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them saidG3004,“Have you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatὃhoG3739DavidG1160didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160whenG3698he was hungryἐπείνασενepeinasenG3983,he and thoseG3588who were with him,

4howὡςhōsG5613he enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,and tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and ateG2068theconsecratedπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286breadἄρτουςartousG740whichοὓςhousG3739is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for any to eatG2068exceptG1508the priestsἱερεῖς;hi'ereisG2409aloneμόνουςmonousG3441,and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325it to his companionsμετ᾽met᾽G3588 G3326?”

5And He was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them,“The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444is LordκύριόςkuriosG2962of the SabbathσαββάτουsabbatouG4521.”

6On anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521He enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and was teachingδιδάσκειν·didaskeinG1321;and there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563whoseG2532 G846rightδεξιὰdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495was witheredξηρά.xēraG3584.

7The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were watchingπαρετηροῦντοparetērountoG3906Him closelyG3906to seeifεἰeiG1487He healedθεραπεύειtherapeueiG2323on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,soἵναinaG2443that they might findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147reasonto accuseκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723Him.

8But HeknewG3609whatG1261they were thinkingG1261,and He saidG3004to the manἀνδρὶandriG435with the witheredξηρὰνxēranG3584handχεῖρα·cheiraG5495,“GetἔγειρεegeireG1453up andcomeστῆθιstēthiG2476forwardεἰς μέσον.eis mesonG1519 G3319!”And he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up andcameἔστη.estēG2476forward.

9And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“I askἐπερωτῶeperōtōG1905you, is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆσαιagathopoiēsaiG15orἢēG2228to doG2554harmG2554on the SabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōG4521,to saveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982a lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590orἢēG2228to destroyἀπολέσαι;apolesaiG622it?”

10AfterlookingπεριβλεψάμενοςperiblepsamenosG4017aroundG4017at them allπάνταςpantasG3956,He saidG3004to him,“StretchἔκτεινονekteinonG1614out your handχεῖράcheiraG5495!”And he didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160so;and his handχεὶρcheirG5495was restoredἀπεκατεστάθηapekatestathēG600.

11But they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846were filledG4092withrageἀνοίαςanoiasG454,and discussedδιελάλουνdielalounG1255togetherπρὸς ἀλλήλουςpros allēlousG4314 G240whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302they might doποιήσαιενpoiēsaienG4160to JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

Choosing the Twelve

12It wasat thisταύταιςtautaisG3778timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250that He wentἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831offG1831tothe mountainὄροςorosG3735toprayπροσεύξασθαι·proseuxasthaiG4336,and He spentG1273the wholeG1273nightG1273in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335to Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13And whenὅτεhoteG3753dayἡμέρα,hēmeraG2250cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096,He calledπροσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenG4377His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to Him and choseἐκλεξάμενοςeklexamenosG1586twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427of them, whomοὓςhousG3739He alsoG2532namedὠνόμασεν·ōnomasenG3687asapostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652:

14SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613,whomὃνhonG3739He alsoG2532namedὠνόμασενōnomasenG3687PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074,and AndrewἈνδρέανAndreanG406his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80; andJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491;and PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376and BartholomewΒαρθολομαῖονBartholomaionG918;

15andMatthewG3102and ThomasΘωμᾶνThōmanG2381;JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256,and SimonΣίμωναSimōnaG4613who was calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564the ZealotζηλωτὴνzēlōtēnG2208;

16JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455the sonof JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385,and JudasἸούδανIoudanG2455IscariotἸσκαριὼθIskariōthG2469,whoὃςhosG3739becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a traitorπροδότης.prodotēsG4273.

17JesuscameG2597downG2597with them and stoodἔστηestēG2476on a levelπεδινοῦ.pedinouG3977placeτόπουtopouG5117; and there wasa largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793of His disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,and a greatπολὺpoluG4183throngπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of peopleλαοῦlaouG2992from allπάσηςpasēsG3956JudeaG2453and JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and the coastalG3882regionG3882ofTyreΤύρουTurouG5184and SidonΣιδῶνοςSidōnosG4605,

18whoG3739had comeG2064to hearG191Him and to be healedG2390of their diseasesG3554;and thoseοἱhoiG3588who were troubledἐνοχλούμενοιenochloumenoiG1776with uncleanἀκαθάρτωνakathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151were being curedἐθεραπεύοντο.etherapeuontoG2323.

19And allπᾶςpasG3956thepeopleὄχλοςochlosG3793were tryingἐζήτουνezētounG2212totouchἅπτεσθαιhaptesthaiG681Him, forpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411was comingἐξήρχετο,exērchetoG1831from Him and healingἰᾶτοiatoG2390themallπάντας.¶pantasG3956.

The Beatitudes

20And turningἐπάραςeparasG1869His gazeὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788towardεἰςeisG1519His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, He beganto sayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are you who arepoorπτωχοί,ptōchoiG4434, foryoursG5212is the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

21BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107areyou who hungerπεινῶντεςpeinōntesG3983nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you shall be satisfiedχορτασθήσεσθε.¶chortasthēsestheG5526.BlessedΜακάριοιMakarioiG3107areyou who weepκλαίοντεςklaiontesG2799nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you shall laughγελάσετε.¶gelaseteG1070.

22BlessedΜακάριοίMakarioiG3107are you whenG3752menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444hateμισήσωσινmisēsōsinG3404you, andostracizeἀφορίσωσινaphorisōsinG873you, and insultὀνειδίσωσινoneidisōsinG3679you, and scornἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544your nameὄνομαonomaG3686as evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190,for the sakeἕνεκαhenekaG1752of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Manἀνθρώπου.anthrōpouG444.

23Be gladχάρητεcharēteG5463in that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250andleapσκιρτήσατε·skirtēsateG4640for joy,for beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408is greatπολὺςpolusG4183in heavenοὐρανῷ.ouranōG3772. Forin the sameG846wayκατὰkataG2596their fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962used totreatἐποίουνepoiounG4160the prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396.

24But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759toyou who are richπλουσίοις,plousioisG4145, foryou are receivingG568your comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874in fullG568.

25WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you whoare well-fedἐμπεπλησμένοιempeplēsmenoiG1705nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you shall be hungryπεινάσετε.¶peinaseteG3983.WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youwho laughγελῶντεςgelōntesG1070nowνῦν,nunG3568,for you shall mournπενθήσετεpenthēseteG3996and weepκλαύσετε.¶klauseteG2799.

26WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youwhenὅτανhotanG3752allπάντεςpantesG3956menἄνθρωποι·anthrōpoiG444speakG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573of you, for their fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962used totreatἐποίουνepoiounG4160thefalseψευδοπροφήταιςpseudoprophētaisG5578prophetsG5578in the sameG846wayκατὰkataG2596.

27“But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you who hearἀκούουσιν·akouousinG191,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160goodκαλῶςkalōsG2573to thoseG3588who hateμισοῦσινmisousinG3404you,

28blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who curseκαταρωμένουςkatarōmenousG2672you,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for thoseτῶνtōnG3588whomistreatἐπηρεαζόντωνepēreazontōnG1908you.

29Whoever hitsτύπτοντίtuptontiG5180you on the cheekσιαγόνα,siagonaG4600,offerπάρεχεparecheG3930him the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoG2532;and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντόςairontosG142yourcoatἱμάτιονhimationG2440,do not withholdκωλύσῃς.¶kōlusēsG2967yourshirtχιτῶναchitōnaG5509from him eitherG2532.

30Giveδίδου·didouG1325to everyoneΠαντὶPantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντίaitountiG154of you, and whoever takesG142awayαἴροντοςairontosG142whatG3588is yoursG4674,do not demandG523it backG523.

31TreatποιῶσινpoiōsinG4160othersἄνθρωποι,anthrōpoiG444the sameG3668wayG3668you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309them to treatποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160you.

32IfεἰeiG1487you loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268loveἀγαπῶνταςagapōntasG25thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσιν.agapōsinG25them.

33IfἐὰνeanG1437you doG15goodἀγαθοποιῆτεagathopoiēteG15to thoseG3588who doG15goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15to you, whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? For evenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268doποιοῦσιν.poiousinG4160the sameαὐτὸautoG846.

34IfἐὰνeanG1437you lendδανίσητεdanisēteG1155to those from whomὧνhōnG3739you expectἐλπίζετεelpizeteG1679to receiveλαβεῖν,labeinG2983,whatποίαpoiaG4169creditχάριςcharisG5485is thatto you? EvenG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268lendδανίζουσινdanizousinG1155to sinnersἁμαρτωλοῖςhamartōloisG268in orderἵναinaG2443to receiveἀπολάβωσινapolabōsinG618backG618the sameἴσα.isaG2470amount.

35ButloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25your enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190,and doG15goodἀγαθοποιεῖτεagathopoieiteG15,and lendδανίζετεdanizeteG1155,expectingG560nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367in returnG560;and your rewardμισθὸςmisthosG3408will be greatπολύς,polusG4183, and you will besonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου,hupsistouG5310HighG5310;for He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846is kindχρηστόςchrēstosG5543to ungratefulἀχαρίστουςacharistousG884and evilπονηρούς.¶ponērousG4190men.

36Be mercifulοἰκτίρμονεςoiktirmonesG3629,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962is mercifulοἰκτίρμωνoiktirmōnG3629.

37“Do not judgeκρίνετε,krineteG2919,and you will not be judgedκριθῆτε.krithēteG2919;and do not condemnκαταδικάζετε,katadikazeteG2613,and you will not be condemnedκαταδικασθῆτε.katadikasthēteG2613;pardonἀπολύετε,apolueteG630,and you will be pardonedἀπολυθήσεσθε.apoluthēsestheG630.

38Giveδίδοτε,didoteG1325,and it will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to you. They willpourδώσουσινdōsousinG1325into your lapκόλπονkolponG2859agoodκαλὸνkalonG2570measureμέτρονmetronG3358--pressedG4085downG4085,shakenσεσαλευμένονsesaleumenonG4531togetherG4531, andrunningG5240overG5240.For by your standardμέτρῳmetrōG3358of measureμετρεῖτε,metreiteG3354it will be measuredG488to you in returnG488.”

39And He alsoκαὶkaiG2532spokeG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to them: “A blindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185manτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185cannotμήτι δύναταιmēti dunataiG1410 G3385guideὁδηγεῖν;hodēgeinG3594a blindG5185manG5185,can he? Will they not bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297fallἐμπεσοῦνται;¶empesountaiG1706into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999?

40ApupilμαθητὴςmathētēsG3101is not aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228his teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320;but everyoneπᾶςpasG3956,after he has been fullyG2675trainedG2675, willbe likeὡςhōsG5613his teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320.

41WhyΤίTiG5101do you lookβλέπειςblepeisG991at the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,but do not noticeκατανοεῖς;katanoeisG2657the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your ownἰδίῳidiōG2398eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?

42Or howπῶςpōsG4459canδύνασαιdunasaiG1410you sayλέγεινlegeinG3004to your brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80, ‘Brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letἄφεςaphesG863me takeἐκβάλωekbalōG1544out the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788,’when you yourselfαὐτὸςautosG846do not seeβλέπων;blepōnG991the logδοκὸνdokonG1385that is in your own eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788?You hypocriteὑποκριτά,hupokritaG5273,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413takeἔκβαλεekbaleG1544the logδοκὸνdokonG1385out of your own eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,and thenτότεtoteG5119you will seeδιαβλέψειςdiablepseisG1227clearlyG1227to takeἐκβαλεῖν.ekbaleinG1544out the speckκάρφοςkarphosG2595that is in your brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80eyeὀφθαλμῷophthalmōG3788.

43For there is noοὐouG3756goodκαλὸνkalonG2570treeδένδρονdendronG1186which producesποιοῦνpoiounG4160badσαπρόν·sapronG4550fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,norοὐδὲoudeG3761,on the otherG3825handG3825,a badσαπρὸνsapronG4550treeδένδρονdendronG1186which producesποιοῦνpoiounG4160goodκαλόν·kalonG2570fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590.

44For eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538treeδένδρονdendronG1186is knownγινώσκεται.ginōsketaiG1097by its ownἰδίουidiouG2398fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590.For men do not gatherσυλλέγουσινsullegousinG4816figsσῦκαsukaG4810from thornsἀκανθῶνakanthōnG173,norοὐδὲoudeG3761do they pickτρυγῶσιν.¶trugōsinG5166grapesσταφυλὴνstaphulēnG4718from a briarG942bushβάτουbatouG942.

45The goodG18manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444out of the goodG18treasureθησαυροῦthēsaurouG2344of his heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588bringsG4393forthπροφέρειprophereiG4393whatG18is goodG18;and the evilG4190manout of the evilG4190treasurebringsG4393forthπροφέρειprophereiG4393whatG4190is evilG4190;for his mouthστόμαstomaG4750speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980fromthat whichG4051fillsG4051his heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

Builders and Foundations

46“WhyτίtiG5101do you callκαλεῖτε·kaleiteG2564Me, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,’and do not doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160whatἃhaG3739I sayλέγω;¶legōG3004?

47EveryoneΠᾶςPasG3956who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064to Me and hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191My wordsλόγωνlogōnG3056andactsποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, I will showὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263you whomτίνιtiniG5101he is likeὅμοιος.homoiosG3664:

48he is likeὅμοιόςhomoiosG3664a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444buildingοἰκοδομοῦντιoikodomountiG3618a houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,whoὃςhosG3739dugἔσκαψενeskapsenG4626deepἐβάθυνενebathunenG900and laidἔθηκενethēkenG5087a foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073;and when a floodπλημμύρηςplēmmurēsG4132occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096, thetorrentποταμὸςpotamosG4215burstπροσέρηξενproserēxenG4366againstG4366that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614and couldἴσχυσενischusenG2480not shakeσαλεῦσαιsaleusaiG4531it, becauseδιὰdiaG1223it had been wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573builtοἰκοδομῆσθαιoikodomēsthaiG3618.

49But the one who has heardἀκούσαςakousasG191and has not actedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160accordingly,is likeὅμοιόςhomoiosG3664a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who builtοἰκοδομήσαντιoikodomēsantiG3618a houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the groundγῆνgēnG1093withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565any foundationθεμελίουthemeliouG2310; and thetorrentποταμός,potamosG4215burstπροσέρηξενproserēxenG4366againstG4366it and immediatelyG2117it collapsedG4844,and the ruinῥῆγμαrhēgmaG4485of that houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614was greatμέγα.¶megaG3173.”

Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath

Choosing the Twelve

The Beatitudes

Builders and Foundations

Commentaries on Luke 6